tricia sheldrick

U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Tyler Jaggers has sadly passed away after being severely injured in a high-seas rescue off the coast of Washington state. Jaggers was injured during a medical evacuation of a cargo-ship crew member who had suffered a stroke. Jaggers was getting ready to propose to his girlfriend, according to close friends. "Yesterday, surrounded by the people who love him most, his family carried out the proposal on Tyler's behalf. His dad placed the ring on my hand at his bedside," his fiancée said. The incident happened about 140 miles off the Washington coast, according to local reports. "While conducting a helicopter medical evacuation offshore of Washington state, Tyler was seriously injured while being deployed to a large vessel," USCG Rescue Swimmers said on IG. "After being transported to a hospital in Victoria, Canada, it was determined by doctors that Tyler would not survive his injuries." "Our brother put his life on the line for someone he had never met, as Coast Guard aircrews and rescue swimmers have done thousands of times before, answering the call so that he and his crew could save a stranger's life." "Unfortunately, Tyler lost his in the process. He gave his life in the purest act of service: trying to save another." Rest in peace, Tyler.