Diver rescued on Sonoma Coast
April 19th, 2010 | Published in In the News, Long Line, Rescue, Search
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On Saturday April 17th, at about 1:25 pm, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Helicopter, “Henry-1,” was called out to 314 Lands End Close, in the Sea Ranch area for a scuba diver in distress.
Sheriff’s coastal deputies, park rangers and Fire/EMS personnel responded to the scene and spotted the diver who had self-inflated his personal floatation vest upon becoming distressed. The diver was about 150 yards off shore and had become too exhausted to return to shore.
“Henry-1″ arrived on scene within 13 minutes and set up for a long- line rescue. Helicopter pilot Paul Bradley flew Tactical Flight Deputy Debbie Little via 100-foot long-line attatched to the bottom of the helicopter to the diver, plucked him from the surf and returned him to safety on the shore.
The rescued diver was 23-year-old Robert Mushet from Fairfax, CA in Marin County.
