Video Available: Coast Guard aircrew medevacs 61-year-old man off cruise ship 33 miles west of Coos Bay
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/08/2019 08:52 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 13th District PA Detachment Astoria |
Coast Guard aircrew medevacs 61-year-old man off cruise ship 33 miles west of Coos Bay
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NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated an ill man Tuesday afternoon off the cruise ship Norwegian Joy, which was operating 33 miles off the coast of Coos Bay.
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Sector North Bend hoisted a 61-year-old Filipino man reportedly suffering heart complications and transported him to the sector's air base. He was then transferred to a Life Flight Network aircrew and flown to Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend in Springfield for further care.
Watchstanders at the 13th Coast Guard District Command Center received the initial call for assistance at 12:40 p.m. from search and rescue coordinators at the Air Force Joint Rescue Coordination Center. The watchstanders directed the launch of the North Bend aircrew at 1:36 p.m. after conferring with the duty flight surgeon.
The Dolphin aircrew arrived on scene with the Norwegian Joy at 2:04 p.m. and conducted a hoist. The aircrew landed in North Bend at 3:15 p.m. and transferred the patient to Life Flight Network.
The condition of the patient is unknown at this time.
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