Coast Guard medevacs man

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/30/2017 10:01 PM EDT

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News Release  

May 30, 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 man

 

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a man two nautical miles from Destin, Florida, Tuesday.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report at 7:02 p.m. of a crewmember displaying symptoms of a heart attack aboard the towing vessel MIDAS.

Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Destin 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew at 7:09 p.m.

The boatcrew arrived on scene at 7:18 p.m. and transferred the crew member to emergency services at Station Destin. He was taken to Fort Walton Beach Memorial Hospital.

The crew member was reported in stable condition.

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