DATE: August 22, 2009 6:00:51 PM PDT
Coast Guard, ranger assists man with broken wrist
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Coast Guard Public Affairs |
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NEWS RELEASE |
Date: August 22, 2009 |
| Coast Guard, ranger assists man with broken wrist |
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The Coast Guard and a National Park Service Ranger assisted a 64-year-old male who suffered a broken wrist on the rocks at Frenchy’s Cove on Anacapa Island at approximately 3:40 p.m. Saturday. A Coast Guard Station Channel Islands Harbor 25-foot response boat crew launched at approximately 4:00 p.m. to assist the injured man. The Coast Guard crew recovered the injured man and safely tranported him to Station Channel Islands Harbor where emergency medical personnel were standing by. This is a great example of how the Coast Guard works with other agencies to complete a rescue mission. |
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