VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 74-year-old man from cruise ship 28 miles southwest Point Loma
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/11/2019 12:50 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment San Diego |
Coast Guard medevacs 74-year-old man from cruise ship 28 miles southwest Point Loma
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SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medevaced a 74-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 28 miles off the coast of San Diego, Sunday.
Emerald Princess cruise ship crewmembers contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders at approximately 6:30 p.m. Sunday, requesting assistance for a passenger who was displaying symptoms of a heart attack and gastrointestinal distress.
Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist.
Once on scene, the Jayhawk crew hoisted the patient and a ship's medic into the helicopter at approximately 8:30 p.m.
The crew transported the patient to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and transferred him to awaiting medical personnel.
The patient was reported to be in stable condition.
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