VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 48-year-old man 75 miles south of Destin, Florida

Coast Guard medevacs man from a charter fishing vessel approximately 75 miles offshore from Destin, Florida.

The Coast Guard medevaced a 48-year-old man Saturday from a charter fishing vessel approximately 75 miles offshore from Destin, Florida. The aircrew arrived on-scene, hoisted the man aboard, and transported him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video)

/ Published Oct. 27, 2024

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NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 48-year-old man Saturday from a charter fishing vessel approximately 75 miles offshore from Destin, Florida.

At approximately 7 p.m. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a report from the charter fishing vessel Kraken Reels requesting a medevac for a 48-year-old man reportedly experiencing a medical emergency.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew to conduct the medevac.

The aircrew arrived on-scene, hoisted the man aboard, and transported him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.

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