MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated a 74-year-old male hiker from a creek after he fell off a bridge approximately 18 miles east of Brookings, Oregon, Sunday.
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received notification at approximately 2:50 p.m. from Air Station North Bend relaying a request for a medevac of the 74-year-old male hiker due to his injuries.
Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders then coordinated the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew to conduct the medevac at 4:45 p.m.
The aircrew arrived on-scene at 5:30 p.m. and lowered a rescue swimmer to hike down and assess the hiker’s condition.
The aircrew then hoisted the hiker into the helicopter, and transferred him to emergency medical services at Del Norte County Airport in Crescent City, California around 6:50 p.m.
The hiker’s current condition is unknown at this time.
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