Coast Guard Medevacs Man From Carnival Cruise Ship
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- A 71-year-old man was medevaced from a cruise ship Saturday by the Coast Guard, approximately 22 miles east of Palm Beach.
The crew of the Carnival cruise ship Sensation, requested the medevac around 7pm and reported the man was suffering from symptoms of a stroke.
A Coast Guard flight surgeon was briefed on the situation and recommended the man be medevaced immediately.
A crew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Miami was launched to hoist the passenger. Once hoisted, the 71-year-old man was taken to Broward General Hospital.
His condition is unknown at this time.
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