West
Coast Guard hoists ill man from cruise ship nearly 170 miles from California coast
A passenger on a cruise ship nearly 170 miles off the coast of Los Angeles was medevaced from the vessel on Sunday after experiencing severe abdominal pain, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
At about 1 a.m. on Saturday, the Coast Guard District Eleven Command Center received a request for medevac from the Princess Cruises-operated Grand Princess ship, for a 63-year-old man who was experiencing severe abdominal pain.
When the call was received, the cruise ship was located over 1,000 miles off the coast of San Diego.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard told Fox News Digital the Jayhawk helicopter does not have the range to be able to conduct a rescue that far away from the coast.
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The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from a cruise ship nearly 170 miles from the coast of California on Sunday. (U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest)
Because of the distance from shore, the Coast Guard put the cruise ship on a communications schedule, where cruise ship staff and the Coast Guard communicated every four hours until the ship was within range for a Jayhawk helicopter crew to conduct a rescue.
At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, more than 36 hours from the initial call, the Jayhawk aircrew was able to hoist the man experiencing abdominal pains from the Grand Princess ship.
COAST GUARD VIDEO SHOWS HELICOPTER CREW RESCUE MAN FLOATING ON A COLLER 30 MILES OFF FLORIDA COAST AFTER STORM
The U.S. Coast Guard said the ill cruise ship passenger was experiencing abdominal pain. (U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest)
During the rescue, a Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew provided overflight support.
Once the Jayhawk returned to shore, the man was seen walking with assistance to an ambulance.
The rescue was the first to be conducted by the newly established Coast Guard Air Station Ventura, according to a press release.
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Montana
Surreal trail-cam footage shows giant, ‘big-headed’ grizzly bear
One characteristic that distinguishes male grizzly bears from female grizzly bears is a larger head.
With that in mind, check out the grizzly bear featured this week on the Mission Valley Montana Grizz Cam Facebook page. (Photo and video posted below; view Instagram version here.)
The imagery, captured after dusk on July 3, shows a large grizzly bear pausing and sniffing in front of the camera before exiting the frame. Several followers commented on the beauty of the the striking bruin.
“Absolutely MAGNIFICENT!” one person exclaimed.
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But others remarked about the size and shape of the grizzly bear’s head, and the appearance of thicker fur on its shoulders.
This, along with the gray lighting, lends a surreal quality to the footage. (Click here if video player doesn’t appear below.)
“No doubt that’s a big-headed male griz,” one follower remarked. “It looks like he picked up some scent left at the camera site and moved off!”
“Look at that head! YEOW!” another follower exclaimed. “What an amazing critter.”
The folks behind Mission Valley Montana Grizz Cam use motion-sensor cameras in different locations to capture footage of grizzly bears in Mission Valley, in northwestern Montana.
The Grizz Cam website states: “In 2015 we started seeing a lot of Grizzly Bears on our property so we decided that setting up some trail cameras might lead to some interesting footage and give us insight.
“Several cameras were put in various locations, and we came to realize there were more bears than any of us had anticipated.”
While many Grizz Cam clips look similar, and some feature brilliant daytime colors and audio, this post stands out because of the unique appearance of the bear.
As one follower stated, “That’s a bad boy there.”
Nevada
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New Mexico
Love 4 Pets: Lucy, Bobo, Baxter, Dion
These four pals want to make your home their home. Here’s what to know about them.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Say hello to Lucy, Bobo, Baxter and Dion. They’re up for adoption, with Lucy and Bobo up for adoption from Pitties and Kitties of New Mexico.
“Bobo came from the city shelter. He was very, very stressed out. So we took him in and he’s doing pretty great,” Pitties and Kitties’ Holly Dusthimer said. “Lucy is also from the city shelter. We’ve had her since about April. She is painfully shy but once you get to know her, she’s absolutely the sweetest girl. She is dog-friendly, she’s can be a little difficult to introduce other dogs but when she knows them she absolutely loves them.”
Bobo is about five years old. Meanwhile, Lucy is currently living with cats, hence Pitties and Kitties. The organization has a fundraiser coming up July 25th at the Rail Yards.
“It’s the Disco Doggy Fashion Show, it’s a bunch of sustainable fashion designers and then a bunch of adoptable dogs. It’s not just our rescue. There are a few other rescues going. The dogs will be walking the runway with the fashion models, so it’ll be equal parts awesome, equal parts chaos,” Dusthimer said.
Tickets are available now (here online) but they’re also selling fast. If you can’t make it, maybe look at one of these pals to adopt in the video above.
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