Coast Guard aircrew medevacs cruise ship passenger near Glacier Bay, Alaska

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn | A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helicopter aircrew transfers patient to Emergency Medical Service personnel in Sitka, Alaska, Sept. 7, 2019. The 52-year-old male was reportedly suffering heart attack symptoms aboard the cruise ship Crystal Symphony. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.  

KODIAK, AK, UNITED STATES

09.07.2019

Courtesy Story

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew medevaced a cruise ship passenger near Glacier Bay, Alaska, Saturday.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely hoisted and transported the passenger to awaiting Emergency Medical Service personnel in Sitka.

At 2:30 p.m., Sector Juneau Command Center personnel received a call via VHF Channel 16 from the cruise ship Crystal Symphony requesting a medevac of a 52-year-old male reportedly suffering heart attack symptoms.

After the aircrew transported the patient to Sitka, the EMS crew transported him to Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital.

Patient was evaluated and then flown to Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center by a Guardian Flight crew.

• Date Taken: 09.07.2019
• Date Posted: 09.08.2019 14:47
• Story ID: 338878
• Location: KODIAK, AK, US