Incident # 24-04544 - At 17:36, Medic 14, Medic 20, Edisto Beach Fire and Police Depts were dispatched to the 100 block of Palmetto Blvd for a person caught in a rip current. Medic 14 arrived a short time later to find the woman off shore. Medic 14 crewmembers, both marines, donned life vests and entered the ocean. They swam out to the woman and pulled her to shore. Shortly after returning her to the beach the woman stopped breathing. Firefighter-Paramedics successfully resuscitated her and requested the CARE Flight medical helicopter. Edisto Beach Fire Dept placed her on an ATV to transport her off of the beach and back to the waiting ambulance. She was transported to the nearby driving range to meet with CARE Flight. She was flown to MUSC in Charleston.
Medic 14, Medic 20, Edisto Beach Fire Dept and Police Dept responded. Edisto Chief Denny Conley served as Incident Commander.
