Isla Mujeres, Q.R. — A seven year old girl was transferred to the mainland from a cruise ship Sunday after fracturing her wrist. Mexican Navy medical personnel made the transfer Sunday morning off the island of Isla Mujeres.
Naval personnel from the Fifth Region carried out the medical evacuation of a minor who was injured aboard a cruise ship. She was transferred to Puerto Juárez to receive specialized care in Cancun, the Navy reported Sunday.
The operation took place early Sunday morning off the coast of Isla Mujeres, after receiving a call for help requesting the medical evacuation of the seven-year-old girl who had a possible wrist fracture.
The immediate departure of an MLB- type vessel from the Naval Station for Search, Rescue and Maritime Surveillance (ENSAR) of Isla Mujeres was ordered, with specialized rescue and health personnel on board.
The cruise ship was met at sea 7.4 kilometers northeast of Isla Mujeres. The young girl was examined and then transferred to Puerto Juárez where a private ambulance met her to transport her to a hospital in Cancun for specialized medical care.
