Coast Guard medevacs injured male

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/14/2017 07:29 PM EDT

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News Release  

April 14, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: (504) 671-2020
After Hours: (618) 225-9008

Coast Guard medevacs injured male

 

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a male from his pleasure craft near Ship Island, Mississippi, Friday. 

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile were notified at 2:31 p.m. that a man had run his pleasure craft aground and sustained a leg injury.

Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Gulfport 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew with three Biloxi Fire Department paramedics at 2:45 p.m. The boatcrew arrived on scene at 3:25 p.m. and were assisted by a good Samaritan who transferred the man to the boatcrew due to shallow water.

The survivor was transferred to Station Gulfport at 5:04 p.m. where he was taken by American Medical Response workers and transferred to Keesler Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.

He was reported in stable condition.

 

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