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VC-8. (Rescues).


On 5 December 2002, a VC-8 helo crew from NS Roosevelt Roads Roosevelt Road, (sometimes called 12th Street because of the original street name), is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city's street numbering system, but only one mile south of Madison Street. , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , rescued a local diver who had become disoriented dis·o·ri·ent  
tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents
To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation.

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 and came ashore on the island of Vieques. After a few hours of searching, the UH-3H Sea King found the victim lying on a beach. The helo crew retrieved the diver and transported him to a local hospital, where he was treated for exhaustion and released.
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Publication:Naval Aviation News
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U0PR
Date:Mar 1, 2003
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