VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel near Grand Isle, La.
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/11/2021 02:17 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland |
Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel near Grand Isle, La.
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NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a fishing vessel Thursday near Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report over VHF-FM Channel 16 at approximately 1:15 a.m. from a 105-foot fishing vessel of a crewmember who was experiencing chest pains and difficulty breathing. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on the scene, hoisted the crewmember, and transported him to West Jefferson Medical Center.
The man was last reported in stable condition.
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