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.