Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File Photo
MIAMI — The Coast Guard medevaced a 71-year-old woman from the cruise ship Carnival Liberty, Saturday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Miami Command Center received a request from the cruise ship for the medevac stating the passenger was reportedly suffering from hypertension.
The Coast Guard launched a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist the passenger.
The helicopter crew arrived on scene at approximately 12:00 p.m., safely transferred the patient and a nurse aboard the helicopter, and transported them to Jackson Memorial hospital.
