Coast Guard medevacs a woman near Lake Worth Inlet

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/26/2017 01:17 PM EST

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Nov. 26, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast
Contact: 7th District Public Affairs
Office: 305-415-6683
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Coast Guard medevacs a woman near Lake Worth Inlet

MIAMI — The Coast Guard medevaced a woman Sunday from the commercial dive vessel, Deep Obsession, near Lake Worth Inlet, Florida.

Coast Guard Sector Miami Command Center watchstanders received a call from the captain of the vessel at approximately 11:00 a.m. stating the passenger had received a laceration on the back of her knee.

Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew that arrived on scene at approximately 11:07 a.m. and transferred the patient to awaiting EMS on Riveria Beach at approximately 11:27 a.m. with no further incidents. 

 

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