A Royal Canada Air Force Search and Rescue aircraft braved treacherous conditions to rescue a person from the province’s icy waters.
Early yesterday morning, a fish harvester fell overboard from a vessel 160 km east of St. Anthony. A CH-149 Cormorant helicopter was deployed from 9 Wing Gander and fought through a snow storm to make the rescue.
The harvester was transported to St. John’s for treatment.
CH-149 #Cormorant #SAR 🚁from 9 Wing Gander flew through a snow storm to evacuate a person who fell overboard from a fishing vessel 160 km east of St. Anthony, N.L. The 🚁brought them to hospital in St John's. #Rescue! pic.twitter.com/u2NlvYHgZK
— Halifax JRCC CCCOS (@hfxjrcc) May 29, 2023
