Coast Guard medevacs injured man from barge in Gulf of Mexico

DATE: July 12, 2009 6:27:35 PM CDT

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: July 12, 2009 Contact: PA3 Jaclyn Young (618) 225-9008
Coast Guard medevacs injured man from barge in Gulf of Mexico
*Media Note: Video of the medevac is available* NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a 51-year-old male from a vessel approximately 80 miles south of Gulfport, Miss., Sunday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the vessel Southern Hercules reporting that they had a 51-year-old male suffering symptoms of a stroke aboard an anchored work barge who needed immediate medical assistance. Sector New Orleans launched a MH-65C rescue helicopter and crew to medevac the man and the vessel's paramedic, and transported them to the Gulfport Regional Airport where an ambulance was waiting to transport them to Gulfport Memorial Hospital. To view video footage of the medevac, click the following link: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=604600 ### *Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.* *The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.* Do you Twitter? Sign up for updates at http://twitter.com/USCGD8