Coast Guard rescues surfer beset by weather off Bolivar Beach, Texas
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Houston hoists a 20-year-old swimmer in distress off Bolivar Beach, Texas, April 29, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard video capture courtesy Air Station Houston)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued a surfer beset by weather off Bolivar Beach, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a relayed 911 call at 3:50...
Coast Guard rescues surfer near Big Lagoon
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued a surfer near Big Lagoon, Friday evening.
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received a report at approximately 4 p.m. Friday from a good Samaritan who stated there was a person in the water who appeared to be in distress.
Watchstanders directed the launch...
Coast Guard rescues college student from rocky shoreline
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hernon stands with Kris Nagel, a distressed surfer who was rescued by the Coast Guard when he was reportedly swept toward rocks near Moonstone Beach while he was surfing, Dec. 15, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard and a California State Park Lifeguard rescued a 20-year-old Humboldt State University...
Coast Guard aircrew rescues two surfers near Indian Beach, Ore.
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 helicopter file photo
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two surfers in distress near Indian Beach, just north of Cannon Beach, Saturday afternoon.
An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River safely completed two hoists and transported the surfers to the Sector in Warrenton where they declined medical care and...
Unconscious surfer rescued by Coast Guard near Newport, Oregon
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter File Photo
NEWPORT, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued an unconscious surfer at Devil’s Punchbowl State Park, Saturday evening.
A Coast Guard Air Facility Newport aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter located the subject, deployed a rescue swimmer and with assistance from a local surfer, brought the unconscious subject back to the beach on a surfboard.
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Coast Guard rescues surfer near Willapa Bay, Washington
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
SEATTLE – A Coast Guard aircrew rescued a 40-year-old male who had become caught in strong currents while surfing near Willapa Bay, Saturday afternoon.
A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River aircrew, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, safely recovered and transported the surfer to shore, where Emergency Medical Service personnel...
Coast Guard rescues surfer from Yaquina Head cliffside
USCG File Photo
NEWPORT, Ore. — Coast Guard personnel and a Lincoln County vertical rescue team rescued a surfer off a cliffside near Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Sunday evening.
An aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport, hoisted the surfer from the cliffside and transported him to the Newport Airport where he was transferred to awaiting emergency medical services.
Lincoln...
Coast Guard rescues distressed surfer off Wilderness Beach in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter rescued a distressed surfer Tuesday morning just off Wilderness Beach in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
The rescued surfer was reported to be a U.S. citizen on vacation in Puerto Rico.
The surfer was initially located by the crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen helicopter that was flying a training mission when they...
Coast Guard rescues distressed surfer near Agate beach, Ore
NORTH BEND, Ore. — An aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport rescued a 22-year-old female surfer in distress near Agate Beach State Park, Saturday afternoon.
She was transferred to members of the Lincoln County Fire Department on the beach in good condition.
Lincoln County 911 dispatchers contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend at around...
