"Coast Guard Rescues Pregnant Disney Cruise Passenger in Dramatic Airlift"
TL;DR
A pregnant woman aboard a Disney cruise ship was airlifted by the US Coast Guard off the coast of Puerto Rico after requiring a higher level of medical care than what was available on the ship. The 35-year-old passenger was safely hoisted into a helicopter and transported to a hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The rescue involved a Coast Guard helicopter and aircraft, and the woman was accompanied by a medical team and concerned family members. The cruise had departed from Port Canaveral, Florida, and was on a seven-night itinerary in the Eastern Caribbean.
- Disney Cruise Line passenger rescued by US Coast Guard after emergency off Puerto Rico Fox News
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- Helicopter used to evacuate pregnant passenger from Disney cruise ship WESH 2 Orlando
- Coast Guard medevacs U.S. passenger from Disney cruise ship 180 miles northwest of Puerto U.S. Coast Guard
- Breathtaking video shows pregnant Disney cruise passenger dangling over the ocean in Coast Guard rescue New York Post
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