CG medevacs trio after barge collision

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced three of four people whose 22-foot recreational craft was involved with a collision with a barge near Bayou Segnette, La., early Sunday (Nov. 19) morning. A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 helicopter arrived on scene at 6:18 a.m. and medevaced three passengers to West Jefferson Medical Hospital. One of the passengers is confirmed dead. The trio delivered to the hospital is reported in serious and critical conditions. The recreational craft veered off course and ran around after the collision. One person was ejected from the craft. The barge launched a small boat and recovered the ejected individual and brought that person to emergency services. Bayou Segnette is located south of Westwego, which is some 15 miles southwest of New Orleans. (Source: Coast Guard 11/19/17)