Coast Guard airlifts man from cruise ship

An 80-year-old-man was airlifted from a cruise ship after apparently suffering a heart attack, Coast Guard officials said.

A Coast Guard helicopter arrived about 5:30 p.m., lowered a rescuer to the ship and hoisted Caesar Reyes to the chopper. The 915-foot ship, called the Grandeur of the Seas, is based in Tampa, but it's unknown where Reyes is from.

He was taken to Tampa General Hospital.

Stephanie Garry, Times staff writer