DATE: October 03, 2008 13:23:32 CST
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Date: Oct. 3, 2008 |
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Coast Guard medevacs man from oil rig |
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***EDITOR'S NOTE*** Video is available by contacting: (850) 206-3187 NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard medevaced a 24-year-old man from an oil rig 42-miles southwest of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans launched a HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew after receiving areport that a man was in need of medevac after sustaining injuries from approximately a 25-foot fall. The Coast Guard Dolphin arrived on scene and safely hoisted and transported the man to West Jefferson Medical Center for treatment. His condition is unknown. ###
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