CG conducts pair of rescues

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medically evacuated a man from a fishing camp in Terrebonne Parish, La., on April 28. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report of a boating incident involving an adult male and a child, both with head injuries. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from CG Air Station New Orleans transported the adult to LSU Hospital in New Orleans. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office took custody of the child, who was reported in good condition and transferred to family. On April 29, the CG rescued a man from a sinking sailboat about 100 nautical miles southeast of Apalachicola, Fla. (Source: Coast Guard 04/28-29/17)