| Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District |
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| Press Release | Date: Aug. 16, 2005 |
COAST GUARD DETAINS ERRATIC MAN WAVING FLARES, FOUND NAKED SEATTLE
– A man was taken into custody after he was found naked and
acting erratic by a Coast Guard helicopter crew this
afternoon near
Sequim Bay, Wash. An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., was flying over Sequim Bay at 2:32 p.m., when they saw a possible boat fire. The helicopter circled back to the vessel to investigate and found a man on the bow of a boat waving distress flares while acting erratically and making obscene gestures. A Coast Guard 25-foot response boat was launched from Station Port Angeles to investigate. The crew of the Coast Guard boat found the man naked and screaming obscenities while hitting his head on the deck of the boat. The Coast Guard instructed the man to dress and then he was detained aboard the Coast Guard boat. The man was taken to John Wayne Marina in Sequim, Wash., where he was turned over to the Sequim Police for further transport to Olympic Memorial Hospital for further evaluation. The incident is currently under investigation by the Sequim Police. The vessel is being towed in to John Wayne Marina by the Coast Guard. ### The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service within the
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