| Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District |
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| Press Release | Date: Oct. 18, 2005 |
COAST GUARD MEDEVACS LOGGER NEAR HILLSBORO, ORE. SEATTLE - The Coast Guard medevaced a logger after he was injured today on a remote mountainous region west of Hillsboro, Ore. At 11:28 a.m., Coast Guard Group/Air Station Astoria, Ore., received a call from a Washington County dispatcher requesting helicopter assistance for an injured logger. A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Group/Air Station Astoria was diverted from patrol to assist. The logger and an emergency medical technician were hoisted into the helicopter and flown to Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland, Ore. ### The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service within the |
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