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Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger suffering stroke

A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 76-year-old man who suffered a stroke and possible internal bleeding aboard a cruise ship on Saturday morning.

Credit: Matthew Belson/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images

File photo of a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helocopter.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WVEC) -- The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a cruise ship passenger who suffered a stroke and possible internal bleeding on Saturday.

The captain aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway contacted Coast Guard watchstanders in Portsmouth around 10:18 a.m. to report the medical emergency. The ship was about 75 miles southeast of the Chesapeake Bay at the time.

A crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City was conducting training when it was diverted to assist the passenger.

The helicopter crew hoisted the 76-year-old man and a nurse, and brought them to Norfolk Sentara General Hospital.

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