U.S. Coast Guard and the Redwood City Fire Dept rescue 2 souls in the SF Bay

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

U.S. Coast Guard and the Redwood City Fire Dept rescue 2 souls in the SF Bay

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Waterside rescue near San Mateo Bridge

		Eleventh Coast Guard District
NEWS RELEASE	DATE: CONTACT:	July 7, 2009 Lt.j.g. Simone Mausz (415) 740-4364
Waterside rescue near San Mateo Bridge
SAN MATEO, Calif. - The U.S. Coast Guard and the Redwood City Fire Dept rescued a man and woman stranded in the water south of the San Mateo Bridge, today. At approximately 3:11 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a report from the man in water from an overturned catamaran. He was able to hail the Coast Guard over Channel 16 from a hand-held radio. The woman passenger was holding onto the hull of the overturned boat. A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, from Air Station San Francisco, was dispatched to the scene and arrived at approximately 3:45 p.m. At the same time the helicopter crew hoisted the man from the water, the Redwood City Fire Department was able to rescue the woman clinging to the vessel. No injuries were reported and both persons were wearing dry suits. Thankfully both members from the vessel had the proper safety gear on hand such as immersion suits to protect them from the cold and a hand held radio, which attributed to the speedy rescue. ###

Source: http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/823/286832/

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009