In a dramatic rescue operation in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Air Force's 920th Rescue Wing airlifted a critically ill 12-year-old boy, Aiden Bridges, and his mother, Angela Bridges, from the Carnival Venezia cruise ship via helicopter. The rescue occurred 350 miles off the U.S. coast while the ship was en route from the Caribbean to New York City. The mission, which involved multiple refuelings, lasted approximately 8 hours. Aiden, who suffered from a perforated bowel, received immediate medical treatment during the airlift and was subsequently hospitalized in North Carolina. Angela Bridges expressed profound gratitude towards the rescue team for their life-saving efforts.
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Marine, 58, details moments before his heart stopped on a run and how a stranger saved him. https://t.co/41DB4IzlEW
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How bystanders, first responders, and surgeons saved a stranger who happened to be @CMC_MarineCorps. https://t.co/O5X26UnYRX
Once the aircraft arrived, rescue personnel were lowered down to secure the boy and his mom Angela Bridges, and then they were taken to a hospital in North Carolina. Patient Aiden Bridges received treatment for his perforated bowel on the way there. https://t.co/IPTnOZY3Qe
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Angela Bridges spoke exclusively to ABC News about how her 12-year-old son was rescued at sea by the Air Force. https://t.co/zHSLllMJaV
The U.S. Air Force's 920th Rescue Wing, based out of Florida, airlifted a 12-year-old boy suffering a medical emergency off the Carnival Venezia cruise ship over the weekend. https://t.co/rO18HaEe3Y
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A mother from Massachusetts spoke exclusively to ABC News after her 12-year-old son was part of a high-stakes cruise ship rescue by the Air Force, hundreds of miles off shore. https://t.co/WXWYIzuRFm https://t.co/OaQtQjIsGw
A 12-year-old boy had to be airlifted off the deck of a cruise ship by the Air Force after he fell ill with a perforated bowel. https://t.co/3z8YGwJ8iA
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EXCLUSIVE: A mom speaks out after the Air Force helps save her son who fell ill on a cruise ship: "I feel so much gratitude, gratefulness toward all the people who have been integral to my son's recovery." https://t.co/BEG0nXSN9K
Angela Bridges was aboard the Carnival Venezia cruise ship with her family, including son Aiden, en route to New York City from the Caribbean when he fell seriously ill. https://t.co/ZMTURidSXu
Exclusive: Mom speaks out after Air Force rescued her son at sea from a cruise ship https://t.co/zWAL1PawNv https://t.co/UL1UiaXm3Q
EXCLUSIVE: Mom speaks out after Air Force helps save her son who fell ill on a cruise ship: "I feel so much gratitude, gratefulness toward all the people who have been integral to my son's recovery." @trevorlault reports. https://t.co/JCyL4lOsNt
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