SAINT PAUL, Alaska, (Feb. 11)--A Saint Paul village clinic ambulance crew and Coast Guard aircrew members Aviation Survival Technician 3rd Class Patrick Roach and Aviation Machinist 2nd Class John Neff load Troy Cook, age 22, of Mentone, Calif., onto a stretcher at the Saint Paul Airport Sunday morning. Cook's arm was crushed while operating a crab pot launcher Sunday morning. An HH-60J helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, pre-deployed to Saint Paul Island for the crab fishery, was launched to assist at 9:59 a.m. The helicopter arrived on scene at 10:18 a.m. and began preparations for the hoist. The helicopter lowered Roach to the deck of the boat to prepare Cook for hoisting. The helicopter them hoisted Cook and then flew him to Saint Paul airport where an awaiting ambulance took him to the village clinic. Cook was later flown by civilian medical transport to Anchorage for further treatment. USCG photo by PA1 Keith Alholm
Petty Officer 1st Class Keith Alholm
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