Coast Guard medevacs man south of Fire Island Inlet, New York

Coast Guard medevacs man south of Fire Island Inlet, New York
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki NEW YORK – A Coast Guard boatcrew medically evacuated a 17-year-old boy suffering Saturday afternoon south of Fire Island Inlet, New York. At approximately 12:15 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a report stating a young man aboard a Laura Lee Express was experiencing...

Coast Guard Station Fire Island EMT saves ill charter boat passenger

Coast Guard Station Fire Island EMT saves ill charter boat passenger
NEW YORK – A Coast Guard emergency medical technician saved an ill charter boat passenger in Fire Island Inlet, N.Y., today. Coast Guard Station Fire Island watchstanders received a report from the charter boat captain of the Laura Lee Express that a passenger aboard the vessel was in need of immediate medical attention. A rescue boatcrew from Station Fire Island responded and determined that a...