Video Release: Coast Guard medevacs man from boat near Tillamook Bay, Ore.

ASTORIA, Ore. - An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria medically evacuates a man from the fishing vessel Sea Spirit Tuesday, August 2, 2010. The man recieved a head injury while working aboard the vessel and was flown to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore., for treatment. Coast guard video by Air Station Astoria.

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured man from a vessel 84 miles west of Tillamook Bay, Ore., Tuesday.

The crew of the fishing vessel Sea Spirit contacted Coast Guard Group North Bend, Ore., after a 27-year-old crewmember aboard the vessel fell and suffered a head injury. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to the scene. The helicopter crew hoisted the man and flew him to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore., to be treated for his injuries.

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