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Press Release | Nov. 3, 2024

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard medevacs 66-year-old woman 92 miles southeast of Southwest Pass, Louisiana

U.S. Coast Guard Heartland Office: 504-671-2020 Cell: 618-225-9008

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NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 66-year-old woman Sunday from the cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas approximately 92 miles offshore from Southwest Pass, Louisiana.

At approximately 5:35 a.m. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a report from the cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas requesting a medevac for a 66-year-old woman reportedly experiencing a medical emergency.

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 woman aboard, and transported her to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at University Medical Center in New Orleans in stable condition.

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