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Article: KAUAI-BASED U.S. COAST GUARD CREW RESCUES ILL SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 25, 2009
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KAUAI, Hawaii, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard, 14th District, issued the following press release:
A U.S. Coast Guard rescue crew here rescued an ill 27-year-old woman Tuesday, one mile south of Nawiliwili Harbor.
The Coast Guard received a request for medical assistance at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the owner of the fishing vessel Ann Melia concerning a woman suffering complications from diabetes.
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu search and rescue coordinators immediately launched a 31-foot rescue boat crew from Station Kauai to the scene of the ill woman.
"There were almost 10-foot ...