LOS ANGELES - A man was rescued over the weekend from the Grand Princess cruise ship off Los Angeles by the Coast Guard Air Station Ventura.
According to the Coast Guard, the 63-year-old man was experiencing severe abdominal pain, which prompted the medevac request around 1 a.m. Saturday.
The man was hoisted to a helicopter by the Jayhawk aircrew around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with a Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew providing support.
The man was transferred to Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance for treatment. His condition is not known.
Officials said this marks the first rescue conducted by the newly-established Coast Guard Air Station Ventura.