The 35-year-old woman was experiencing a medical emergency aboard the ship and had to be airlifted to get help.
A pregnant passenger aboard Disney Fantasy had to be airlifted from the cruise ship after experiencing health complications.
Video shows the aircraft approaching above the ship before a rescuer lowers down onto it by rope. The Coast Guard said that was the Jayhawk crew's"rescue swimmer," who prepared a"rescue basket and litter to safely hoist the patient and cruise ship doctor" aboard the chopper. Emergency medical personnel local to San Juan, Puerto Rico, met the Coast Guard aircrew and the patient at the city's Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, then transported the woman to a local hospital, the military body said."Our crew was able to quickly, safely and efficiently execute a long-range MEDEVAC for the patient to receive the higher level of care she required," said Lt. Cmdr. Todd Stephens.
The woman's name and the reason for her medical emergency were not made clear as of Tuesday evening.
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