Coast Guard Medevacs Fisherman Near Point Au Fer Island

LA, UNITED STATES

04.21.2015

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Tippets 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

The crew of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans was dispatched approximately eight miles offshore Point Au Fer Island to medevac a fisherman who had been reportedly suffering from seizures, April 21, 2015. Once on scene, the helicopter crew hoisted the man aboard and flew him to Air Station New Orleans to awaiting EMS. The man was then transported to Ochsner Medical Center-West Bank Campus. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 04.21.2015
• Date Posted: 04.21.2015 21:14
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 400089
• Filename: DOD_102383214
• Length: 00:00:10
• Location: LA, US