Crime & Safety
Unresponsive Man Saved By Coast Guard Sector St. Pete
Video shows crew on a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter bringing a man to safety after he fell into the water 40 miles offshore.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A Coast Guard helicopter flew an unresponsive man from a recreational vessel 40 miles west of Hernando Beach to a Tampa hospital on May 4.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Pete received a mayday call at 11:35 a.m. from a passenger on a 24-foot recreational vessel that said the other passenger had fallen into the water and after he got aboard became unresponsive, according to a press release.
Sector St. Pete notified Air Station Clearwater of the medical emergency, and they deployed their helicopter crew in a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to the man's location. They safely flew him to Tampa General Hospital. Coast Guard Stations Yankeetown and Sand Key also responded to assist.
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"Having an accurate GPS on board allowed us to get our resources to the correct location within ample time," said Ensign Amanda Walker, the Sector St. Pete watchstander for the case.
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(Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Hudson)
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