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Coast Guard medevacs woman from Disappearing Island

Woman taken to Halifax Health Care Systems

Coast Guard crews says multiple items have been found in the water at the last known position of the El Faro missing cargo ship.

PONCE DE LEON, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 39-year-old woman Sunday near Disappearing Island after she became unconscious.

A 24-foot rescue boat was diverted to the area at 2:20 p.m.

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The Coast Guard said the woman was taken to Ponce Inlet, where emergency medical service personnel took her to Halifax Health Care Systems.


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