NEW ORLEANS – On Friday, the Coast Guard medevaced a man with a gunshot wound near Lake Borgne.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 9:55 A.M. of a man who sustained an accidental gunshot wound to his lower back while duck hunting approximately 10 miles northeast of Hopedale.
Sector watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to medevac the man.
The aircrew arrived on scene at 10:38 a.m., hoisted the man and transported him to University Medical Center in New Orleans in stable condition.