Coast Guard medevacs 72-year-old stroke victim

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WWAY) — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Oak Island medevaced a 72-year-old woman who suffered a stroke on Bald Head Island Tuesday. 

Watchstanders at Station Oak Island received a request for assistance from the Brunswick County 911 Communications Center stating that a woman who suffered a stroke was in need of a higher level of medical care.

The station was requested to transport the patient from Bald Head Island to Deep Point Marina in Southport. 

A Station Oak Island boatcrew aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat was launched to assist. 

The patient was transported to awaiting EMS at Deep Point Marina.