Coast Guard evacuates 53-year-old with cardiac symptoms from cruise ship off Lake Worth

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew medically evacuated a 53-year-old man suffering from cardiac symptoms aboard a cruise ship about 3 miles off Lake Worth Inlet on Tuesday.

According to the Coast Guard, a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet responded after Sector Miami watchstanders received a request from the cruise ship for a medical evacuation.

The crew transferred the man to emergency medical personnel, who took over his care…

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