Coasties evacuate two men from Mackinac Island

U.S. COAST GUARD NEWS RELEASE ************************* Coast Guard medically evacuates two men ST. IGNACE, MI - The Coast Guard medically evacuated two men from Mackinac Island last night at approximately 10:30 p.m. A Coast Guard Station St.

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************************* Coast Guard medically evacuates two men

ST. IGNACE, MI - The Coast Guard medically evacuated two men from Mackinac Island last night at approximately 10:30 p.m.

A Coast Guard Station St. Ignace crew launched a 47-foot motor life boat to assist the two men.

The first victim was a 68-year-old male who was suffering from heart problems, and the second victim was a 48-year-old male who suffered a head injury after he fell from a horse-drawn carriage.

Both men were taken from Mackinac Island Emergency Medical Services to St. Ignace and were transferred to awaiting EMS at the Coast Guard station.

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