Man airlifted from cruise ship after medical emergency

Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest on X.

CAPE FLATTERY, Washington — The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 54-year-old man from a cruise ship after he experienced a medical emergency on Friday.

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The U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest shared in a post on X that one of their crews based out of Air Station Port Angeles airlifted a man from a Norwegian Bliss Cruise Ship near Cape Flattery, Washington.

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The 54-year-old man was experiencing stroke-like symptoms, according to the post.

Video of the rescue showed a member of the Coast Guard lowering down with a basket onto the bow of the cruise ship before raising the man to the helicopter above.

The man was taken to Olympic Medical Center, according to the post.

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