UPDATE 4: Coast Guard aircrews transport stranded medical personnel to Wilmington

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/18/2018 02:37 PM EDT

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Sept. 18, 2018
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Coast Guard aircrews transport stranded medical personnel to Wilmington

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City transported stranded medical personnel to work at an operational hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The hospital was unreachable by ground due to flooding from Hurricane Florence, but it was functioning and treating patients. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton/Released. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City transported stranded medical personnel to work at an operational hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The hospital was unreachable by ground due to flooding from Hurricane Florence, but it was functioning and treating patients. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton/Released.
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City transported stranded medical personnel to work at an operational hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The hospital was unreachable by ground due to flooding from Hurricane Florence, but it was functioning and treating patients. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton/Released. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City transported stranded medical personnel to work at an operational hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The hospital was unreachable by ground due to flooding from Hurricane Florence, but it was functioning and treating patients. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton/Released. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City transported stranded medical personnel to work at an operational hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The hospital was unreachable by ground due to flooding from Hurricane Florence, but it was functioning and treating patients. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton/Released.

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A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City transported 17 medical personnel to New Hanover Regional Medical Center hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the request of Congressman David Rouzer, representative for the Seventh Congressional District of North Carolina, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The medical personnel were unable to reach the hospital due to conditions left in the wake of Florence. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton)

ELIZABETH CITY, NC. — A Coast Guard aircrew transported 17 medical personnel to New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, Monday.

Congressman David Rouzer, representative for the Seventh Congressional District of North Carolina, noticed the medical personnel were stranded due to conditions left in the wake of hurricane Florence and requested Coast Guard assistance.

Coast Guard air and surface crews rescued 434 people and 234 pets since Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday.

Over 3,000 Coast Guard members deployed to North Carolina are working with our state and local partners responding across the state to rescue those in distress.

Our 35 deployed shallow-water response boats cleared 565 miles of road across the state and are working with local county agencies to rescue those in distress.

The Coast Guard urges the public to use 911 or VHF Ch. 16 if in distress.

Please check with your local emergency operation centers and state websites for updates on road conditions.

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