Seventh Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office
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| Press Release | Date: Mar. 7, 2006 Contact: Ricardo Castrodad (787) 510-7923 |
Coast Guard medevacs heart attack victim from cruise ship Black Watch |
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - A rescue helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen hoisted a man from the cruise ship Black Watch at approximately 10:22 p.m. Monday 100 nautical miles southwest of St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Christopher Winborne, 65, a United Kingdom national, suffered from a possible heart attack Monday and required immediate medical attention ashore. Coast Guard controllers coordinated a rescue helicopter from Air Station Borinquen, Aguadilla to conduct the medical evacuation, and a HU-25 Falcon Jet from Air Station Miami to escort the helicopter during the medevac. Once on scene with the Black Watch, the helicopter crew hoisted Winborne and his wife up to the aircraft and transported them to the Princess Juliana Airport, St. Maarten. Winborne was transferred in stable condition to local emergency medical services personnel who transported him to the St. Maarten Medical Center. ### |
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