A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said when the air crew arrived at the scene, it sent a rescue swimmer to the crash site to assess the pilot's condition. A short time later, the air crew hoisted ...

The United States Coast Guard lifted the two into a rescue helicopter after the plane went down in a marsh. “After arriving on the scene, we quickly located and deployed our rescue swimmer to ...

50-caliber shoulder-fired precision weapon Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight mechanic, 1 rescue swimmer The H-65 helicopter built by Eurocopter America is the U.S. Coast Guard's primary rescue helicopter.

using a rescue swimmer and a hoist to successfully bring the sailor and his cat to safety on the aircraft. The cat and the sailor. The Coast Guard said the hoist was the first of his career for ...