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Two Injured Crew Members Medevaced in Daring SAR Operation

Two Injured Crew Members Medevaced in Daring SAR Operation
Aug 7, 2021 https://vocm.com/2021/08/07/search-and-rescue-make-daring-save-off-the-c...

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre has shared a video of another daring rescue off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.

A distress call was sent out overnight on Thursday after two crew members of a cargo ship sustained injuries in a storm at sea.

Members of the 103 Search and Rescue Squadron out of 9 Wing Gander were deployed to the vessel to airlift the injured crew.

The two crew members were taken aboard a Cormorant helicopter and flown to hospital in St. John’s

The extend of their injuries is currently unknown.