domingo, 19 de agosto de 2018

Coast Guard assists in rescue of person in the water near Rockport, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin ©USCG (archive)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of a man who fell overboard from a vessel in Copano Bay near Rockport, Texas, Saturday night.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received notification from a Rockport Police Department officer who was on the beach and heard screams coming from the water at approximately 10:30 p.m.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and Station Port O'Connor boat crew were launched and Texas Parks and Wildlife was contacted for support.

Once on scene, the aircrew of the MH-65 spotted the man in the water and vectored in a Texas Parks and Wildlife boat crew who were able to recover the individual from the water.

The man did not request any medical assistance.

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