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Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 100 miles southeast of Freeport, Texas

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a medevac for an injured 34-year-old man aboard a 72-foot recreational fishing vessel approximately 100 miles southeast of Freeport, Texas, April 27, 2023. The helicopter crew hoisted the man, who suffered a severe hand injury and transported him to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard video, courtesy Air Station Houston)

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HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel Thursday approximately 100 miles southeast of Freeport, Texas.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at 11:33 a.m. stating a 34-year-old man aboard the Wrapped Up, a 72-foot recreational fishing vessel, had suffered a severe hand injury. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to conduct the medevac.

The helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the injured man and transported him to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston in stable condition.

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