N.C. Coast Guard rescues cruise-ship passenger
A 61-year-old man was medevaced Saturday from a cruise ship about 130 miles east of Cape Hatteras, Coast Guard officials said.
Posted — UpdatedA rescue helicopter was dispatched from the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City. The crew lowered a basket to hoist the man and his wife aboard their helicopter.
"When you're 180 feet above the water, the wind is blowing, and you've got a patient in the basket, there is a lot to deal with," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason A. Dahl, the rescue swimmer who went aboard the cruise ship. "The training I received in the past has definitely paid off."
The man and his wife were taken to Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City.
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