Contact: Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office
(216) 902-6020
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| Press Release |
Date: July 22, 2008
Contact: Petty Officer Will Mitchell |
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COAST GUARD MEDEVACS PREGANANT WOMAN OFF ISLAND ST. IGNACE, Mich. - A pregnant woman was medically evacuated from an island by the U.S. Coast Guard, today, in north Lake Huron. A 20-year-old woman was experiencing complications from her pregnancy while she was on Mackinac Island. The Coast Guard was notified at approximately 1:30 a.m., and dispatched a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station St. Ignace. The woman was transported to Station St. Ignace where an awaiting Emergency Medical Services ambulance took her to Petoskey Northern Hospital. For further information contact Petty Officer Will Mitchell, Ninth District Public Affairs Office, at (216) 902-6020. ###
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