U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Fontenette.
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew medevac an injured 34-year-old man from a fishing vessel approximately 100 nautical miles southeast of Freeport, Texas. Thursday 27, 2023.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at 11:33 a.m. stating a 34-year-old man aboard the Wrapped Up, a 72-foot recreational fishing vessel, had suffered a severe hand injury.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon, who inmediately recommended a medevac.
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to conduct the medical evacuation.
The helicopter crew hoisted the man, who suffered a severe hand injury and transported him to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston in stable condition.
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The MH-65 Dolphin SRR helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the injured man and transported him to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston in stable condition.
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