A 50-year-old fisherman clinging to jagged rocks off Canine Island within the Caribbean was saved Sunday by the Coast Guard in a daring rescue throughout Tropical Storm Earl.
The rescued fisherman, who was not recognized, took his 26-foot fishing boat out to the rocks off the coast of Canine Island to spearfish when the waves began to accentuate, injuring and stranding him, Coast Guard Information reported.
The fisherman clung to jagged rocks battling six-foot waves, ready to be rescued as a close-by buddy referred to as 911 to get assist.
The Coast Guard base in San Juan sprung into motion round 8:30 am, contacting a rescue workforce at Air Station Borinquen in St. Thomas, Coast Guard Information reported.
A 33-foot Particular Function boat and an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter have been deployed to rescue the stranded fisherman.
When the rescuers arrived, the boat crew tried to cross a heavy line to the injured fisherman. However the brutal pressure of the waves prevented the rope from reaching him.
The rescue helicopter then deployed an plane rescue swimmer, who dropped right down to harness the injured fisherman and carry him off the rocks to security.
The aircrew landed at Cyril E. King airport in St. Thomas and the fisherman was taken to Schneider Regional Medical Middle, Coast Guard Information reported.
The severity of the accidents the fisherman are unknown.
Tropical Strom Earl has been impacting the Caribbean because it continued to rage off the coasts of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands on Monday morning, inflicting heavy rainfall and harmful swells.
The storm started pulling away from the Caribbean as of late Monday evening.
“I’m happy with the crew. Everybody got here collectively as a workforce to soundly and effectively execute the mission,” mentioned Lt. Shea Smith, Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk plane commander. “Happily, the survivor was in a position to hold on till we might arrive, and we're all glad that he's protected.”
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