Coast Guard rescues woman in medical emergency from cruise ship

The Coast Guard released video of a dramatic rescue of a woman experiencing a medical emergency from a cruise ship near Port Angeles on Monday.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, it all started when a 73-year-old woman experienced symptoms of a heart attack.

The passenger on Seattle-based Holland America’s Westerdam cruise ship was hoisted off the deck of the ship by a Coast Guard helicopter.

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The 13th Coast Guard District Command Center in Seattle received a medical evacuation request when the woman suffered symptoms of a mild cardiac infarction approximately 46 miles west of

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