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Watch: Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues man with gunshot wound near Lake Borgne

4 years 2 months 5 hours ago Friday, January 17 2020 Jan 17, 2020 January 17, 2020 8:26 PM January 17, 2020 in News
Source: WBRZ

LAKE BORGNE - The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter to rescue a man suffering from a gunshot wound near Lake Borgne Friday morning.

The Coast Guard received a report of a man who sustained an accidental gunshot wound to his lower back while duck hunting at 9:55 a.m. The aircrew arrived on scene at 10:38 a.m. and hoisted the man onto the helicopter and transported him to a New Orleans hospital.

The Coast Guard says he's in stable condition. 

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