GRAND ISLE, La. — The U.S. Coast Guard says they medevaced a 50-year-old man from a boat south of Grand Isle on Monday.
They received a call around 5 a.m. from the operating manager of the boat asking for help to medevac a passenger experiencing chest pain.
When Coast Guard aircrew arrived at the scene they lifted the man into their helicopter and took him to the University Medical Center in New Orleans.
The man was last reported to be in stable condition, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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