VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man 138 miles west of Great Inagua
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/10/2018 09:09 AM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast |
Coast Guard medevacs man 138 miles west of Great Inagua
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MIAMI — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Monday from a cruise ship 138 miles west of Great Inagua, Bahamas.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., a crewmember aboard the Carnival Vista contacted Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders stating a man was suffering from chest pains and was in need of emergency care.
Watchstanders launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater. The aircrew arrived at approximately 6:46 p.m., hoisted the patient and transferred him to local emergency medical services who transported him to Cheshire Hall Medical Center for further care.
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