Special to The Leader
Emergency responders were dispatched for a vessel on the rocks on the east side of Marrowstone Island on Saturday, March 2.
East Jefferson Fire Rescue …
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Special to The Leader
Emergency responders were dispatched for a vessel on the rocks on the east side of Marrowstone Island on Saturday, March 2.
East Jefferson Fire Rescue units Medic 6, Marine 7, Battalion Chief 11 and Engine 91 from Naval Magazine Indian Island were dispatched with the U.S. Coast Guard just after 5 p.m. that day.
JeffCom reported one individual swam to shore, while another was stuck on the vessel.
East Jefferson Fire Rescue units worked in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard to plan the rescue.
A Coast Guard fast boat and East Jefferson Marine Unit 7 stood by, in the vicinity, while a Coast Guard helicopter made the rescue, dropping a swimmer on the vessel and retrieving the boater by basket just after 6 p.m.
The Coast Guard flew the rescued boater to the Jefferson County International Airport, where the individual was evaluated by an awaiting East Jefferson Medic unit.
The other boater was evaluated at the scene and declined aid.
