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Coast Guard medevac Uruguayan naval cadet 46 miles off North Carolina

 Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach transfer a patient to a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Ward)
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Ward)
Coast Guard crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach transfer a patient to a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City 46 miles off the coast of North Carolina during a search and rescue case August 7, 2019. One of the two passengers transferred was reportedly suffering from abdominal pain aboard a Uruguayan naval training vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Ward)

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevac a 23-year-old female from a Uruguayan naval training vessel 46 miles east of Wilmington on Wednesday afternoon after she reportedly began suffering from abdominal pain.

The Uruguayan naval vessel contacted the Coast Guard’s 5th District command center in Portsmouth, Virginia, to request assistance Wednesday morning.

A 45-foot Response Boat—Medium from Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City were launched to assist.

The female and an accompanying nurse were transferred to the response boat, which was then met en route by the Coast Guard helicopter, who hoisted the two aboard to facilitate expedited care. The personnel were then transported to the Naval Medical Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for further care.

“Good communication between the response boat and the aircrew is crucial to conducting a complex evolution like a boat-to-helo transfer,” said Lt. Nicholas Kealy, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot at Air Station Elizabeth City. “We train every day so we can safely conduct these transfers and get patients the help they need.”

-USCG-

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