US Coast Guard evacuates 12-hour-old baby girl from flood-impacted Cleveland, Texas

Friday, May 3, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The U.S. Coast Guard had to fly a newborn baby girl by medical helicopter from a flood-impacted area in Cleveland, Texas, on Friday.

According to the USCG, Harris County Emergency Operations Center personnel received a call at about 11:45 a.m. about a newborn baby experiencing low oxygen levels at a Texas emergency hospital.
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Emergency medical care personnel were unable to transport the baby by ambulance because of flooding in the area.

After the aircraft arrived on the scene, the mother, the infant, and a paramedic were transported to a Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. Officials said the baby is stable.
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