About the emergency response at Seacrest

The photo is from Dave, who was first to report an emergency response at Seacrest around 11:15 am today. We’ve since confirmed that it involved a diver, but he was already at the surface when he suffered a medical problem, so it was not dispatched as a “water rescue.” SFD spokesperson Kaila Lafferty tells WSB, “Crews were dispatched to the 1600 block of Harbor Ave SW for a report of a diver onshore having a medical emergency. The diver had been doing exercises in the water prior to the incident. Crews treated an approximately 54-year-old male in critical condition. The patient was transported to the hospital by medics.”

WestCoastNomad March 22, 2025 (8:50 pm)

WSB: As I read the blog, I always notice the neighborhoods mentioned and wish I had a more detailed map of West Seattle. For example, I would think this area is simply Alki, but it’s Seacrest. I’d love to know what resource you use to refer to the various neighborhoods for your reporting – and I bet other readers would like to know and refer to it, too!

WSB March 22, 2025 (9:12 pm)

No resource, sorry, just 34 years of living in West Seattle and 18 years of reporting exclusively on it. Some neighborhoods don’t have a name, and spirited disagreements can result in discussions of what to call or not to call a certain area. Seacrest isn’t a neighborhood, it’s just the boathouse/dock/park there, but I wouldn’t call it Alki, either, while some might (I’ve used “east Alki” on occasion) … The city has a map but it’s wildly wrong IMO, for example, all of Admiral is decreed “North Admiral,” and in many cases the city refers to Delridge as if it’s separate from West Seattle … but this is OT.

I wish I had an update on the diver but I don’t, BTW, no way to ask the hospital without a name.
- CarDriver March 23, 2025 (5:56 am)
  
  Nomad/WSB. 2nd generation West Seattleite here. I too would refer to Seacrest/Don Armini as “Alki”. Now, we always have referred to Duwamish Head area as “Duwamish Head”-not Alki. As far as the other neighborhood area the names called are so engrained don’t know you could find-if indeed there is any documentation of how names, and boundaries for those names came about.
- Mike March 23, 2025 (7:22 am)
  
  Ya, there’s no real border lines. Growing up here, born in Seattle but moved to West Seattle 22 years ago when we bought our house, Alki was considered the Duwamish head down around to about where Cormorant Cove is. It just depends on who you’re talking to.

Jack March 23, 2025 (3:01 pm)

Hello there. Do you have any updates on the 54 year old man in critical condition? J am curious because I am worried seattleite who is wondering if he is ok

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