SOUTHWEST EMPLOYEE DRIVING LUGGAGE VEHICLE KILLED IN CRASH AT MIDWAY IN CHICAGO

MAY 9, 2015

MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (CBS)

Police are investigating an incident late Friday night at Midway Airport in which a baggage handler was killed.

According to police, just after 11 p.m. a man driving a luggage vehicle near the Southwest Airlines gate area collided with another luggage hauler and was ejected from the vehicle.

The man was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois where he was pronounced dead, police said. The medical examiner identified the victim as 52-year-old Michael Yates of Carol Stream. He is a former DuPage County sheriff’s deputy who retired last year.

Yates was a Southwest employee, the company confirmed, and a source said the crash occurred after he had offloaded luggage from a plane.

A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines released a statement saying, “Our hearts go out to his family during this difficult time. Resources will be on site to support our Southwest Family at Midway.”

Police are investigating the circumstances and it appears no one else was injured.

Semper Nostra Optima: Coast Guard Medevac off Saddle Mountain, Ore

MAY 9, 2015

A Coast Guard helicopter crew and local responders medevaced a reportedly unconscious hiker suffering from heat exhaustion from Saddle Mountain near Seaside, Ore. May 9, 2015. 

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, hoisted the 24-year-old female hiker and safely transferred her to medical personnel at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. 

U.S. Coast Guard video by Coast Guard Air Station Astoria. Also available in high definition.

Coast Guard searching for missing man off Kemah, Texas

May 9, 2015

 

USCG MH-65C file photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, Kemah Fire Department and good Samaritans are searching for a missing man about 3 miles off Kemah Saturday.

Missing is 29-year-old Phillip Davis, a 5-foot 9-inch black man wearing orange swim trunks.

The Coast Guard requests good Samaritans help search the area off Kemah in the water and along the shoreline on the Seabrook side toward Red Bluff Point. The winds are 20 knots from the south-southeast with 2-4 foot waves.

People aboard the sailboat Sea Dreams called Coast Guard watchstanders at 3:22 p.m. to report the missing man. It was reported that he jumped in for a swim and others aboard immediately contacted the Coast Guard as the sailboat drifted and they lost sight of him.

If anyone has any information or sights Mr. Davis, please contact the U.S. Coast Guard at 281-464-4855.

Semper Nostra Optima: Coast Guard medevacs Queen Mary II passenger

May 9, 2015

Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuate a man from the 992-foot Bermuda flagged cruise ship Queen Mary II. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuated a man with symptoms of renal and heart failure 180 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts Saturday.

Watchstanders at the 1st District Command Center received a call via satellite phone at 12:00 p.m. stating a 39-year-old man needed medical attention aboard the 992-foot Bermuda flagged Cunard-Line cruise ship Queen Mary II.

A conference call between the Coast Guard flight surgeon and the ship’s doctor determined that a MH-60 Jayhawk crew was the best option for an evacuation.
The Jayhawk crew launched from Air Station Cape Cod with plans to meet the cruise ship near Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Making its best speed, the cruise ship steamed towards Nantucket to lessen the distance for the helicopter crew.

At approximately 3:00 p.m. the man was safely hoisted and brought to Tuft’s Medical Center in Sommerville, Massachusetts.

“Working together with the cruise ship and their medical staff made all the difference in getting this man care as soon as possible,” said Petty Officer Nichole Cook, the operations unit coordinator at the 1st Coast Guard District in Boston. “They had a nurse from the ship accompany our rescue crews to provide medical support on the way.”


Every year the 1st Coast Guard District assists in saving 3,300 lives.

Coast Guard rescues 2 adults, 2 children after boat takes on water east of Sunshine Skyway Bridge

May 9, 2015

 

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

The Coast Guard rescued two adults and two children after their 21-foot boat began taking on water east of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Saturday.

At 2:19 p.m. watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, received a cell phone call from a woman stating her 21-foot boat was taking on water. They were reportedly not wearing life jackets.

A 29-foot Response Boat-Small II boatcrew from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg was launched and arrived on scene at 2:42 p.m. The boatcrew brought one adult and the two children to safety. The other adult remained on the boat, wearing a life jacket. A Coast Guard crewmember went aboard the boat to assess the situation and began dewatering operations.

The boatcrew placed the boat in tow and transported the family and boat to Hula Bay Marina. There were no reported injuries.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, was also diverted to assist.

“When I initially talked with the woman she sounded panicked, worried they were going to end up in the water,” said Petty Officer 2nd class Philip Lengyel, an operations specialist and watchstander at the sector. “I immediately directed everyone to put on life jackets. Fortunately, our boatcrew arrived on scene quickly and four lives were saved.”