A man was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew after suffering severe chest pains, with the entire daring rescue captured on dramatic Coast Guard video.
The US Coast Guard completed the medevac of an ailing man from an oil rig approximately 35 miles offshore from Santa Barbara.
Around 10:30 a.m. Friday, watchstanders from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 11 District received a call about a Platform Heritage crew member having severe chest pains, stated a press release from the Coast Guard.
An Air Station Ventura MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was dispatched in response and the aircrew was able to complete the hoist of the patient around 12:25 p.m. before transporting the man to Camarillo Airport.
According to the US Coast Guard, the aircrew landed at Camarillo Airport at approximately 1 p.m. and transferred the patient to awaiting emergency medical services.
The man was then taken to St. John’s Hospital Camarillo for further treatment.
Video credit: US Coast Guard
