A fish harvester injured at sea had to be airlifted to hospital with help from Search and Rescue.
On August 3, Members of the 103 SAR squadron and 413 Royal Canadian Airforce were called 370 km north of the coast of St. John’s to rescue an injured man.
He was hoisted on to a Cormorant helicopter and flown to hospital in St. John’s.
Members of #RCAF 103 SAR Sqn and 413 Sqn responded on 3 Aug to an injured fisher 370km north of St. John’s NL. The patient was hoisted to a Cormorant and flown to hospital in St John’s. The 413 Sqn CC130 provided communications, weather reporting and support overhead. #Rescue! pic.twitter.com/NmrZwbJmJB
— Halifax JRCC CCCOS (@hfxjrcc) August 5, 2023