Last night, the Coast Guard received a call for a medical evacuation of a
Woman on a cruise ship southeast of Bonaire. The report concerned an 81-year-old
In the case of a woman who had suffered a cerebral infarction and required urgent assistance from the Needed a Coast Guard helicopter to get her to a hospital. After consultation
with the CITRO doctor and evaluation with the medical team on board the vessel, has
The Coast Guard Marine Operations Center has ordered the helicopter to the ship.
arranged to pick up the woman. She was then flown to Hato, where
An ambulance was ready to take her to the hospital. The Coast Guard
wishes the woman a speedy recovery.