Name: U.S. Coast Guard conducts search and medevac responses near Beaver Island, 2005
Start: 2005-06-05
End: 2005-06-08
Location: Beaver Island

U.S. Coast Guard conducts search and medevac responses near Beaver Island, 2005

Also Beaver Island Coast Guard helicopter rescue June 2005 · Beaver Island USCG man overboard and medevac responses 2005

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TypeEvent

Dates2005-06-05 – 2005-06-08

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 2005-06-05 – 2005-06-08
Kind: Emergency response
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: organization/united-states-coast-guard · organization/beaver-island-emergency-medical-services
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: emergency-servicesmaritimehealthcaretransportation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In early June 2005, a Beaver Island volunteer paramedic reported two U.S. Coast Guard responses: a helicopter search that located a man who had fallen overboard, and a medevac of a person experiencing breathing difficulty during thunderstorms.

Evidence limits

This is firsthand local emergency-services reporting, useful for documenting the community’s reliance on Coast Guard support. It is not a Coast Guard log, patient record, or complete account of either incident.

Sources

Joe Moore, “Thank You to USCG,” Beaver Island Forum, June 8, 2005.
A volunteer paramedic reported two responses during the preceding three days: a USCG helicopter located a man who fell overboard, and another response medevaced a person with breathing difficulty during thunderstorms. This is detailed firsthand local reporting, not a USCG incident log or patient record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “U.S. Coast Guard conducts search and medevac responses near Beaver Island, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-us-coast-guard-search-and-medivac-response-2005/, accessed [date], citing Joe Moore, “Thank You to USCG,” Beaver Island Forum, June 8, 2005..

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