An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans medevacs a man with a leg injury from a vessel near Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, May 10, 2018. The person was taken to a hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi, in stable condition.
NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard medevaced a person from a vessel near Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at approximately 4:20 p.m. that a person aboard a vessel received a leg injury.
Sector watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to assist the person.
The aircrew arrived on scene at approximately 6:40 p.m., hoisted the individual and transported them to a hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi, in stable condition.
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