U.S. Coast Guard rescues two from cruise ship and fishing boat
The U.S. Coast Guard had use a helicopter to transport a 62-year-old woman yesterday from a cruise ship and to a hospital in San Diego to seek medical aide for her severe head trauma.
A Coast Guard helicopter lifted the woman at about 5:15 p.m. from the Carnival Paradise cruise ship, which was floating just about 25 miles off Point Loma. Coast Guard officials used a basket to pull the woman up into the helicopter. Facts and information regarding her state and condition were not given.
On Saturday, the Coast Guard also used a helicopter to lift a 73-year-old man from a fishing boat located around 88 miles south of the San Diego shore after he displayed similar characteristics to a heart attack. He was transported to a hospital where he was said to be in stable condition and recovering well.
