Coast Guard, partner agency rescues 20-year-old college student from rocky shoreline near Moonstone Beach

CAMBRIA, CA, UNITED STATES

12.15.2019

Photo by Seaman Ryan Estrada  

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hernon, a Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay rescue swimmer, stands with Kris Nagel, a distressed surfer who was rescued by the Coast Guard when he was reportedly swept toward rocks near Moonstone Beach while he was surfing, Dec. 15, 2019. A Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was dispatched to the scene, hoisted Nagel into the helicopter and took him to California Redwood Coast - Humboldt County Airport where he was transferred to emergency medical services personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay)

• Date Taken: 12.15.2019
• Date Posted: 12.16.2019 01:19
• Photo ID: 5982465
• VIRIN: 191215-G-G0211-1003
• Resolution: 2185x2185
• Size: 939.35 KB
• Location: CAMBRIA, CA, US