The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescued two kayakers Sunday morning, in waters just of Ocean Park Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The two men rescued were reported to be tourists, who used a smart watch to relay a distress call to 911, and reported being in the water for several hours after both kayaks began taking on water and ended up sinking.
Watchstanders at Sector San Juan diverted a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to the scene, while a Puerto Rico Joint Forces of Rapid Action helicopter also responded. The two kayakers were initially spotted by the crew of the Police helicopter, who vectored in the Coast Guard aircraft to their location.
The Coast Guard aircrew lowered their rescue swimmer and deployed the aircraft rescue basket that was utilized to hoist and recover both men from the water. The men were transported to the Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, where they were received by Emergency Medical Service personnel, and were released to friends after declining further medical assistance.
“The kayakers are very fortunate to have survived,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Hornbruch, an Air Station Borinquen aviation survival technician, in a statement. “The survivors were able to use a smart watch to communicate with 911 and Coast Guard watchstanders. After their kayaks sank, they were treading water in unfavorable sea conditions due to not having lifejackets. We commend our Sector San Juan watchstanders and the Puerto Rico Police aircrew, who did an excellent job assisting our crew with the rescue effort.”
Source: U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
MacDailyNews Take: Apple Watch saves more lives! Here’s a short video of the rescue:
“ Apple Watch ? Who’s gonna buy that ???🤣”
2015
With ocean levels rising this type of rescue will be an everyday occurrence, Water resistance of Apple products in the face of the climate emergency will be essential.
Poor Greta. Such a brainwashed little beeotch.
“Get back to school and shut up.” – Jeremy Clarkson to Greta Thunberg
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7757027/Jeremy-Clarkson-tells-Greta-Thunberg-shut-school-Sunrise.html#v-1123936835321181101
Climate alarmists,
You’ve been sold a bill of goods and you look and sound foolish.
Sincerely,
The sane people of the world (however few of us there may be)
Since you haven’t been sold a bill of goods, you should be able to make to a killing in the Florida Keys real estate market. Nothing to worry about there. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/florida-keys-climate-change.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
OK Doomer.
On the downside, they won’t be getting a Darwin Award
These kinds of stories prove why I am so duuum to be an applecynic but I just can’t help myself. I know it’s a low IQ provlem, but I was born with it.
Stupid people – Don’t want to see the bill they should get from the Coast Guard for not having lifejackets.
I’m curious about their location relative to where the Watch signal was picked up and relayed and the distance. How far offshore were they?