Published August 15, 2009, 12:00 AM
Coast Guard helps man who needed insulin pump
A Coast Guard crew from Bayfield evacuated a man who needed a new insulin pump on Friday afternoon in the Apostle Islands.
A Coast Guard crew from Bayfield evacuated a man who needed a new insulin pump on Friday afternoon in the Apostle Islands.
The 60-year-old kayaker was picked up from Rocky Island, about 20 miles offshore from the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Bayfield. A 30-foot response boat crew transported the man safely to shore.
“He was running out of insulin, but he was stable and OK,” said Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Chris LaValley in a Coast Guard news release.
Fellow kayakers contacted the Coast Guard via Channel 16 on a VHF-FM radio, which the Coast Guard said is the most reliable way to request help offshore.
Tags: coast guard, news, medicine, health
More from around the web
RSS Feeds