Hiker, 74, Rescued by Coast Guard Helicopter After Falling from Oregon Bridge: Video

Mar. 15, 2025

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a 74-year-old injured hiker in a dramatic operation captured on video.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew was sent in to take part in the rescue around 4:45 p.m. local time, the Coast Guard said.

“The aircrew then hoisted the hiker into the helicopter,” the agency said in its news release, “and transferred him to emergency medical services at Del Norte County Airport in Crescent City, California around 6:50 p.m.”

The Coast Guard said the condition of the injured hiker is unknown at the present time.

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The agency was recently involvedin another medevac operation this time involving an 8-year-old boy. According to apress releasefor that incident, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders were alerted about an emergency on Sept. 24.

The request came from theRoyal Princessship situated about 20 miles west of Eureka, Oreg. Crew members said the boy passenger onboard “was diagnosed with appendicitis and needed to be medevaced,” prompting an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to be summoned.

“The aircrew arrived on-scene, hoisted the passenger along with his family into the helicopter,” the agency said in their press release.

The boy, identified as Daniel, was later transported to Saint Joseph Hospital in Eureka.

In an Sept. 26 interview withGood Morning America, Daniel’s mother, Nicole Jiang, said: “The doctor in the cruise said the situation is very [much an] emergency … Daniel got [a] very high fever and the situation [grew] worse and worse.”

Daniel was reportedly in recovery at the time of the interview, following his appendix surgery.

source: people.com