VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs 65-year-old woman 50 miles east of Charleston
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/26/2018 11:32 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville |
Coast Guard medevacs 65-year-old woman 50 miles east of Charleston
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 65-year-old woman Thursday from a cruise ship 50 miles east of Charleston.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard's 7th District Command Center received a call from a crewmember aboard the cruise ship, Veendam, stating a passenger was suffering from lower leg pain.
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Facility Charleston arrived on scene at 7:31 p.m., hoisted the passenger and transported her to the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircraft also launched to support communications coverage.
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