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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Cold Bay, Alaska

The Coast Guard medevaced a 36-year-old man from the 252-foot fishing vessel American Triumph approximately 92 miles north of Cold Bay, Alaska, Thursday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 17th District command center in Juneau were notified of the man’s injury by the crew of the American Triumph. It was reported two of the man’s fingers were severed by a steel door.  Watchstanders consulted the duty flight surgeon who recommended the medevac. Read the rest here 21:09