An attempted medical evacuation of a cruise ship passenger in the Gulf of Mexico turned into a harrowing ordeal for a Coast Guard rescue crew whose helicopter nearly crashed after encountering sudd…
An attempted medical evacuation of a cruise ship passenger in the Gulf of Mexico turned into a harrowing ordeal for a Coast Guard rescue crew whose helicopter nearly crashed after encountering sudden, severe weather during the rescue.
The rescue crew was able to lower a rescue swimmer onto the ship, but as they were about to hoist a cruise ship nurse, “a severe squall caused the aircrew to back off from the ship,” Coast Guard officials said. Ship passenger Kim Soares witnessed the intense rescue attempt and said she feared what might happen as she watched the helicopter become more and more unstable, then plunge near the water.The helicopter regained altitude, but the pilot had to abort the mission due to the dangerous weather conditions.
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