The
Coast Guard medically evacuated a 30-year-old man from a passenger
vessel approximately 62 miles west of San Diego, April 19, 2015.
At approximately 3:22 p.m., the crew of the 32-foot Intimidator requested assistance from Coast Guard Sector San Diego for a man who was suffering from possible kidney stones.
A Sector MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched and safely hoisted the man once on scene.
At approximately 6:25 p.m., the helicopter arrived at Sector San Diego and transferred the ailing man to awaiting EMS.
He was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego for further treatment.