CG medevacs cruise passenger

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 64-year-old male with heart attack-like symptoms from the cruise ship Carnival Triumph, about 100 miles south of Southwest Pass, on Oct. 5. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to the scene. The man was hoisted aboard and transported to the air station where emergency medical services then delivered the patient to West Jefferson Medical Center. (Source: Coast Guard 10/05/16)