Coast Guard medevacs boy from Norwegian Getaway cruise ship northwest of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

02.16.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer is hoisted down to the Norwegian Getaway cruise ship from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Borinquen, approximately 90 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Rico, to assess the condition of a 13-year-old boy requiring medical attention ashore Feb. 16, 2015. The boy, his mother and cruise ship doctor were hoisted aboard the aircraft via rescue basket and transported to the Isla Grande Airport, where the patient was received by Emergency Medical Services personnel and transported to the "Centro Medico" Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Date Taken: 02.16.2015
• Date Posted: 02.17.2015 10:10
• Photo ID: 1771563
• VIRIN: 150216-G-ZZ999-001
• Resolution: 2787x1536
• Size: 3.33 MB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR