I can't speak for the specific case.
Normally a medical evacuation is a process that involves many people: communication, determining the route the person goes, whether they're accompanied or unaccompanied, whether it's a STRATEVAC, whether they go via Landstuhl, so I can't speak to the specifics of this case. In every case I was involved in, a lot of thought was given to how the person was repatriated.