The U.S. Coast Guard sent their helicopter to rescue a woman suffering a medical emergency on a cruise ship off of the coast of Florida early Wednesday morning.
Coast Guard officials posted the rescue on social media showing the 3 a.m. medevac rescue of the 59-year-old woman who reported heart attack-like symptoms.
The cruise ship was about 32 miles off the coast of Port Canaveral, officials said.
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The woman was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center to “receive higher-level care,” according to the Coast Guard.
A @USCG Air Station Clearwater aircrew medevaced a 59YO woman suffering from reported heart attack-like symptoms Wed around 3 am from a cruise ship 32 miles offshore #PortCanaveral, FL.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) May 29, 2024
The woman was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center to receive higher-level care. pic.twitter.com/QIyo2rYg27
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