The Coast Guard medically evacuated a possible stroke victim off a boat Sunday afternoon near the Siuslaw River entrance in Florence.
At 1:30 pm, a watchstander at Coast Guard Sector North Bend answered a call for help from the operators of the recreational vessel via VHF-FM radio channel 16 and immediately directed the launch of the Siuslaw Riverboat crew and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Sector North Bend.
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River rendezvoused with a 24-foot recreational boat about 5 miles southwest of the river entrance and transferred a 55-year-old man onto the 47-foot Motor Life Boat. The man was transferred to emergency medical services at Station Siuslaw and transported to Peace Harbor Hospital.
