JEDDAH: Saudi border guards rescued a French female tourist on Friday after she broke her leg on board a cruise ship in the Red Sea.
The 85-year-old was aboard the Costa Luminosa off the coast of south-west 抖阴短视频 when the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Jeddah received an emergency call from the King Abdulaziz International Airport鈥檚 search and rescue center, saying the women needed emergency medical attention.The details of the message was passed to the 抖阴短视频 Border Guards.
The border guard鈥檚 vessel Al-Lith was sent to meet the cruise ship near Al-Qahma, in the Kingdom鈥檚 south-western Asir region.
Lt Col. Misfer Bin Ghanam Al-Qarni, border guards spokesman, said the patient was transferred to Jazan, where she was then taken to Prince Mohammed Bin Nasser Hospital by ambulance.
The Costa Luminosa, which was traveling from Salalah in Oman toward Aqaba in Jordan, continued on its voyage.
Saudi border guards rescue French passenger from Red Sea cruise ship
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