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Coast Guard medevac patient on North Padre Island, Texas

Coast Guard medevac patient on North Padre Island, Texas
Archive image: a Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter begins to land to transfer a mariner to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at the CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline in Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 16, 2020. The mariner was reported to be in stable condition.
U.S Coast Guard photo.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a 70-year-old female patient from North Padre Island, Texas, Monday.

Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a request to transfer a patient who was unable to be transported by medical services across North Padre Island’s John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway due to an inclement weather road closure.

Coast Guard medevac patient on North Padre Island, Texas
A Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a medevac for a patient from North Padre Island, Texas, Feb. 15, 2020. Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a request to transfer a patient who was unable to travel across the North Padre Island’s John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway due to inclement weather causing a road closure.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.

A Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew was launched and safely transferred the patient to CHRISTUS​ Spohn Hospital​ Corpus Christi -​ Shoreline.

“We appreciate all those involved in coordinating this patient transfer during this significant and unusual weather event,” said Cmdr. Matthew Gully, Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi aircraft commander. “The Coast Guard stands ready to assist local first responders and the residence of Corpus Christi and south Texas in any way we can, especially when the roads are closed and it so important to stay safe and off the icy bridges.”

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