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So this was a drill weekend . And it

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just so happened at 708 on a Saturday

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morning , they got a call from the

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Coast Guard that they were unable to

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effect a rescue for a seriously injured

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boy . 350 miles off the shore on a

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cruise ship . Just a bunch of guys and

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gals that work for the 9/20 came in

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that morning and they said we can do

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this . So within three hours of the

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call , they launched two HC 130 Js and

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two hh 60 Gs out to sea 350 miles that

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they had to fly out air refueled . The

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helicopters en route hovered over the

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cruise ship and hoisted the 12 year old

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boy and his mother up to the helicopter

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changed their plan at that time because

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they actually had para rescue and

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doctors on board the helicopter and

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routed to North Carolina , which was

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the most accessible place of care . And

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the closest if they didn't make those

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choices , if they get the call to the

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9/20 then the expectation 23 hours more

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and the 12 year old wouldn't have

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survived . He had life saving surgery .

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Once he got to North Carolina , he's

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doing well right now . One of 4000

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saves that the 9/20 Rescue Wing have

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done since 1990 . So it's just their

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bread and butter . They came in for a

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drill weekend to do two days of hanging

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and go fly around the pattern a little

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bit and they ended up rescuing a 12

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year old's bike , which is just

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fantastic . It's just what we did .