Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 24-year-old man from a fishing vessel 10 miles west of Chandeleur Island, Louisiana, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 4:05 p.m. of a man suffering from asthma-like symptoms.
Watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew at 4:47 p.m.
The aircrew hoisted the survivor at 5:28 p.m. and transferred him to University Medical Center in New Orleans.
The survivor was reported in stable condition.
