An MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka conducts a training flight on Dec. 11, 2006. (U.S. Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 1st Class William Greer)

An MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka conducts a training flight on Dec. 11, 2006. (U.S. Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 1st Class William Greer)

Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Sitka

Foul weather initially interfered with the rescue

Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka rescued a fisherman experiencing a medical emergency from a vessel near Snipe Bay, south of Sitka, the Coast Guard announced.

The initial call came in Friday night, according to a Coast Guard news release. A 24-year-old man aboard the vessel F/V Carol D had an infected tooth and was suffering from complications. Rough weather at sea prevented a safe transfer Friday night, but on Saturday, skies had cleared enough to launch the MH-60 Jayhawk.

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At approximately 7 a.m, the aircrew was hoisted off the vessel and transported to medical personnel onshore at Sitka, according to the Coast Guard.

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The weather at the time of the recovery was 20 knots with 2-4 nautical miles of visibility.

• Contact reporter Michael S. Lockett at 757-621-1197 or lockett@juneauempire.com.

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