Coast Guard medevacs man, 52, from cruise ship near Jacksonville

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/26/2017 10:44 AM EDT

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March 26, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Jacksonville
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Coast Guard medevacs man, 52, from cruise ship near Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Coast Guard medevacked a 52-year-old man Saturday from the cruise ship Carnival Elation 18 miles east of Jacksonville.

Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center watch standers were notified at 9:12 p.m. Saturday of a man experiencing stroke symptoms. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Savannah, Georgia, medevacked the man at 11:07 p.m. and transported him to Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville.

The man was reported to be in stable condition.

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