Video shows NYPD response to help stroke victim aboard cruise ship
NEW YORK -- Police have released video of a helicopter rescue at sea.
Over the weekend, members of the NYPD's Special Ops Quick Response team raced to a cruise ship 20 miles off the coast of Brooklyn.
Over the weekend, members of the Special Operations were requested by the @USCG to assist in removing a stroke victim aboard a cruise ship, 20 miles out to sea
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) September 19, 2023
Aviation lowered SCUBA & ESU Tac-Medic members, & the patient was packaged, hoisted & transported to a local hospital pic.twitter.com/XYsFFRrwzg
A team member was lowered to bring up a man reportedly suffering a stroke.
The man was then flown to a local hospital for further treatment.
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