PJs rappel from Osprey to rescue UK mariner off Kenya’s coast
By Rachel Nostrant
Nov 16, 12:09 PM
Five Air Force pararescue jumpers were dispatched to an at-sea rescue mission this weekend after receiving a distress call for a U.K. mariner off the coast of Kenya.
The Warfighter Recovery Network, which helps find and treat isolated and injured personnel across vast distances, received an urgent request for aid Saturday on behalf of U.K. mariner Kevin Nixon, who was experiencing symptoms of a heart attack while onboard U.S. cargo ship Liberty Grace.
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa then deployed the five Air Force PJs aboard MV-22B Ospreys to rappel down to the ship and stabilize the patient.
https://www.militarytimes.com/2021/11/16/pjs-rappel-from-ospreys-to-rescue-uk-mariner-off-kenyas-coast/
