An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew transfers a diver suffering from possible decompression sickness to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center personnel in Houston, Texas, Sep. 8, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Houston)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a diver from a recreational vessel 57 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, Sunday.
At 2:58 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report that a 53-year-old man aboard a recreational vessel was suffering from possible decompression sickness.
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was launched to the scene.
The Dolphin helicopter crew hoisted and transferred the diver to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
The diver was reported to be in stable condition.
