The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi poses after a successful medevac off of Port Aransas, Texas, Feb. 11, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a towing vessel Friday off Port Aransas, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a medevac request at approximately 1 a.m. from the towing vessel Gary Reed stating a crew member was experiencing chest pain, numbness in his left arm and an elevated heart rate. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.
A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to assist.
The Dolphin crew arrived on scene, hoisted the man and transported him to awaiting emergency medical services at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline.
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