Coast Guard medevacs boy from Norwegian Getaway cruise ship northwest of Puerto Rico
Summary
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer is hoisted down to the Norwegian Getaway cruise ship from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Borinquen, approximately 90 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Rico, to assess the condition of a 13-year-old boy requiring medical attention ashore Feb. 16, 2015. The boy, his mother and cruise ship doctor were hoisted aboard the aircraft via rescue basket and transported to the Isla Grande Airport, where the patient was received by Emergency Medical Services personnel and transported to the "Centro Medico" Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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16/02/2015
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