F/V Odin crew revives deckhand with CPR after overboard near-drowning

Petersburg crew revives Sitka deckhand with CPR after overboard near-drowning

On Wednesday, July 29, Trevor McKay, Mike Doyle, Brent Birchell and Mark Severson sent their encouragement to their fellow F/V Odin crewman Tausani Ieremia at home in Sitka, recovering from the accident. (Courtesy/Karen Severson) Tausani Ieremia, of Sitka, was setting the net aboard the Petersburg seiner Odin on the morning of Sunday, July 26, when the boat’s own purse line snared his ankle and dragged him over the stern and into the water near …

F/V Odin crew revives deckhand with CPR after overboard near-drowning

Tausani Ieremia, of Sitka, was setting the net aboard the Petersburg seiner Odin on the morning of Sunday, July 26, when the boat's own purse line snared his ankle and dragged him over the stern and into the water near Saint Joseph Island, west of Prince of Wales. In the minutes that followed, the 22-year-old fisherman was pulled under by the net, lost consciousness and stopped breathing....