CG medevacs man near Ship Island

NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard Station Gulfport, Miss., medically evacuated a man from a pleasure craft near Ship Island, Miss., on April 14. CGSG launched a Response Boat crew with three Biloxi Fire paramedics to the scene and was assisted by a Good Samaritan boater who transferred the man to the boat crew in shallow water. The man was transferred to CGSG, and later taken by ambulance to Keesler (AFB) Medical Center in Biloxi. He was reported in stable condition. (Source: Coast Guard 04/14/17)