Injured Fisherman Medevaced from Midway Atoll

 

A 46-year-old man is receiving treatment in Oahu after being medevaced from Midway Atoll, Saturday.

The Hercules crew flew more than 1,300 miles from Oahu to Midway to complete the medevac.

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Command Center Honolulu received a medevac request from the Chinese-flagged fishing vessel Kiafuhao regarding an injured crewmember.

The duty Coast Guard flight surgeon was briefed and recommended a medevac based on the patient’s condition. An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew launched from Air Station Barbers Point at 6 a.m. Saturday.
The Coast Guard partnered with a Disaster Medical Assistance Team from Honolulu who provided inflight care.

The patient was safely transferred to EMS at 7 p.m. for further transport to Queen’s Medical Center. He  is reported to be in stable condition.