NAS Whidbey SAR Conducts medevac on Olympic Peninsula

A Search and Rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island conducted a medical evacuation from Forks, Wash., in the early morning hours of Oct. 3.

The SAR crew responded to a call to transport a 59-year-old heart attack victim from Forks Community Hospital to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton.

The SAR crew arrived at Forks Community Hospital at approximately 1:15 a.m. where they picked up the woman.

The SAR crew landed at Bremerton National Airport by 3 a.m. where they transferred the patient into an ambulance.