The Coast Guard came to the rescue of an injured woman on a recreational boat in the northern San Juan Islands yesterday.

The Coast Guard station in Seattle received a call for help from the vessel "Siesta" at approximately 1:30 p.m. reporting  that a 60-year-old woman on board had fallen and hit her head, suffering a severe gash to her forehead.

The Coast Guard sent a 45-foot response boat crew from Bellingham that was already on a routine patrol in the area.

The crew arrived on scene about 5 miles West of Birch Bay, took the woman aboard and transferred her to an awaiting ambulance in Blaine.

She was last reported to be in stable condition.