CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Coast Guard medevaced a man 13 miles southeast of the Matagorda jetties Monday night.
Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor, Texas, received a mayday from the ocean survey vessel Brutus at approximately 5:30 p.m., reporting that a crewmember onboard was suffering severe chest pains and difficulty breathing. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi crews launched an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter to help.
The helicopter crew hoisted the 70-year-old man from the Brutus and flew to the Calhoun County Airport, where emergency medical personnel were waiting. The man was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Port Lavaca, Texas.
