Coast Guard assists with medevac from Catalina Island

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. - The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a 63-year-old male who experienced chest pains on Catalina Island’s Pebbly Beach at the YMCA Camp Catalina, Thursday, at approximately 5 a.m.

A Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles MH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew with a paramedic from the Los Angeles County Fire Department transferred the patient to Torrance Memorial Hospital.

For media inquiries or additional information contact Public Affairs Detachment Los Angeles – Long Beach, Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Schofield at (310) 521-4260.

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