Coast Guard medevacs 61-year-old woman near Southwest Pass, La.

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A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew hovers over the Carnival Valor cruise ship, near Southwest Pass, La. on Sept. 27, 2023. The aircrew responded to a report of a 61-year-old woman with stroke like symptoms. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station New Orleans)

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Coast Guard medevacs 61-year-old woman near Southpass, La.

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew hovers over the Carnival Valor cruise ship, near Southwest Pass, La. on Sept. 27, 2023. The aircrew responded to a report of a 61-year-old woman with stroke like symptoms. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station New Orleans)

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Coast Guard medevacs 61-year-old woman near Southwest Pass, La.

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew perform a medevac hoist from the Carnival Valor cruise ship near Southwest Pass, La. on Sept. 27, 2023. The aircrew transported the woman, who reportedly had stroke like symptoms, to emergency medical personnel awaiting at Air Station New Orleans. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station New Orleans)

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NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 61-year-old woman Wednesday from the Carnival Valor cruise ship approximately 62 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report from the cruise ship of a 61-year-old woman with stroke-like symptoms.

Watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew to conduct the medevac. The aircrew arrived on-scene, hoisted the woman aboard the helicopter, transported her to the air station and transferred her to awaiting emergency medical services personnel.

The woman was last reported in stable condition.

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