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A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew conducts pre-flight checks on the ramp at Air Station Barbers Point before launching for a medivac on Midway Atoll, Nov. 17, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medivac request for a man experiencing symptoms of a stroke or seizure on Midway Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Victor Yaguchi)

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Coast Guard medevacs man from Midway Atoll

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew conducts pre-flight checks on the ramp at Air Station Barbers Point before launching for a medivac on Midway Atoll, Nov. 17, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medivac request for a man experiencing symptoms of a stroke or seizure on Midway Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Victor Yaguchi)

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew flies over the Pacific Ocean for a medivac on Midway Atoll, Nov. 17, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medivac request for a man experiencing symptoms of a stroke or seizure on Midway Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Victor Yaguchi)

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Coast Guard medevacs man from Midway Atoll

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew flies over the Pacific Ocean for a medivac on Midway Atoll, Nov. 17, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medivac request for a man experiencing symptoms of a stroke or seizure on Midway Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Victor Yaguchi)

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew conducts post-flight checks on the ramp at Air Station Barbers Point after launching for a medivac on Midway Atoll, Nov. 17, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medivac request for a man experiencing symptoms of a stroke or seizure on Midway Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Victor Yaguchi)

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Coast Guard medevacs man from Midway Atoll

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew conducts post-flight checks on the ramp at Air Station Barbers Point after launching for a medivac on Midway Atoll, Nov. 17, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medivac request for a man experiencing symptoms of a stroke or seizure on Midway Atoll. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Victor Yaguchi)

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard medically evacuated an ailing 62-year-old man from Midway Atoll Sunday.

Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received a phone call from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer on Midway Atoll at 4 p.m. Saturday requesting a medevac for a 62-year-old carpenter experiencing symptoms of a seizure or stroke. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medevac.

An HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point launched to conduct the medevac. A nurse practitioner from Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu accompanied the flight crew to provide in-flight care.

At 3:15 a.m. Sunday, the aircrew landed on Midway Atoll, brought the man aboard and transported him to Queen’s Medical Center. The patient was reportedly in stable condition.

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