A 19-year-old Alaska fisherman suffered serious facial injuries and was knocked unconscious when a line on the vessel parted and smashed him in the face, the Coast Guard reported.
USCG Air Station Kodiak medically airlifted Daniel Cornelius by helicopter from the vessel Kittiwake from Ouzinkie to Kodiak Aug. 18 for medical assistance.
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