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Coast Guard Rescues Mariner Found Unconscious In Vessel Freezer

United States Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued an injured mariner Friday after he was found unconscious in a vessel’s freezer.

Officials say the F/V Island Enterprise was fishing 60 miles northeast of Cold Bay when crew members discovered the 57-year-old man.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was sent to hoist him from the vessel, before he was transported to Cold Bay and then Anchorage for emergency medical care.

The rescue marks the sixth medevac of the winter fishing season.

Laura Kraegel reported for KUCB from 2016 until 2020. She was KUCB's news director starting in 2019. We are proud to have her back in the spring of 2023 filling in as an interim reporter for KUCB.
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