US Navy sailors aid a severely-injured child in the Philippines

ANGELES CITY, PHILIPPINES

02.06.2013

Courtesy Story

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet   

By Lt. Andrew Orchard
Commander, Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance 7th Fleet (CTF 72)

ANGELES CITY, Philippines – Two U.S. Navy sailors came to the assistance of an injured child while on liberty in the Philippines Feb. 5.

Lt. j.g. Joshua Stokes, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 and Lt. Chris Davis, assigned to Reconnaissance Force 7th Fleet detachment Kadena, were at a wake boarding facility near Angeles City, Republic of the Philippines, when they heard loud screams nearby.

Both sailors rushed to the water's edge and found the young child being carried from the water by a struggling family member. The child was suffering severe facial lacerations after being violently struck by a wake boarder.

Stokes carried the child ashore and to a nearby building while Davis notified the facility's staff and coordinated their assistance. Both sailors then administered first aid until a van arrived to transport the child to a local hospital.

Stokes and Davis are in the Philippines with Combined Task Unit 72.2, providing P3-C Orion support to the salvage of USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground Jan. 17. The P3-C Orion is a maritime patrol aircraft and is flying from Clark Air Base, near Angeles City.

• Date Taken: 02.06.2013
• Date Posted: 02.06.2013 23:27
• Story ID: 101586
• Location: ANGELES CITY, PH