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Coast Guard airlifts woman to hospital after 'medical emergency' on cruise ship

The woman was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and officials say she is doing OK.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A 68-year-old woman is now recovering after she was airlifted to a hospital by the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday following health issues she experienced while on a cruise ship, officials say.

The woman was on a Caribbean Princess cruise ship 46 miles southeast of Key Largo when she experienced a medical emergency, the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast said in a social media post.

An aircrew from the Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 hoisted the 68-year-old off of the deck of the ship.

The woman was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and officials say she is doing OK.

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