Unalaska, AK – A man jumped overboard into the Bering Sea Thursday morning near Priest Rock, about 11 miles from Unalaska. The 40-year-old man was not wearing a survival suit and fellow crew members on the F/V Arctic Fox told the Coast Guard the he resisted any type of help.

"The crew threw a life ring to him, which came very close to him, but he did not make any attempt to grab it," said Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer Sara Francis. "Then the vessel deployed a swimmer in a gumby suit and he resisted that swimmer and dove into the water not to be seen again."

The Coast Guard is currently investigating the incident. "We'll do interviews with the crew to see if anyone knows anything. We may search his cabin to see if there was any indication as to why he leapt overboard."

A Coast Guard H-65 helicopter deployed from Cold Bay and two good Samaritan vessels helped look for the man within a 16-mile radius of the ship but were unsuccessful with less than one mile visibility and six foot seas. The 58-foot Arctic Fox was fishing p. cod with pot gear and is homeported in Reedsport, Oregon. The man was identified as Michael Leo Beaulieu, who was known to be somewhat transient.

The Coast Guard is also investigating a medevac incident on the F/V Kodiak. The boat was fishing cod with pot gear about 60 miles south of Cold Bay when a crew member sustained a head injury Friday morning around 5 am. The Coast Guard deployed the H-65 Dolphin helicopter from Cold Bay and transferred the man to a LifeMed flight to Anchorage. No other information is available at this time. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment in Unalaska is investigating both incidents.