Coast Guard Medevacs 78-year-old Man 115 Miles Soutwest of San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

10.02.2015

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Simpson 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET San Diego

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 78-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 115 miles southwest of San Diego, Oct. 2, 2015. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a report from the crew of the cruise ship Ruby Princess that the passenger was experiencing symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding. A Sector MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was launched, arrived on scene, then safely hoisted the man, and transferred him to local EMS. U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Simpson.

• Date Taken: 10.02.2015
• Date Posted: 10.02.2015 17:32
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 426414
• VIRIN: 151002-G-GV559-558
• Filename: DOD_102772899
• Length: 00:05:28
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US