Thursday, May 4, 2017

CG medevacs shrimper to hospital


NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard medically evacuated a crewman aboard a shrimp boat early May 4 near Vermilion Bay, La. CG Air Station New Orleans launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and aircrew that transported the crewman to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., around 10:35 a.m. He was reported in stable condition. (Source: Coast Guard 05/04/17)