Coast Guard aircrews conduct 2 medevacs near Kotzebue
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, operates in Forward Operating Location Kotzebue, Alaska. Coast Guard file photo by Lt. Scott Kellerman.
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard aircrews medically evacuated three hunters during two separate cases near Kotzebue, Alaska, this week.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Kotzebue, medevaced a 38-year-old...
Coast Guard medevacs woman from cruise ship near Tracy Arm, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 23-year-old woman from the cruise ship American Constellation in Tracy Arm, approximately 40 nautical miles southeast of Juneau, Alaska, Monday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene at 11:30 a.m., hoisted the patient, and transported her to awaiting EMS in...
Coast Guard assists 8 overdue boaters near Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot watches as the Coast Guard aircrew assists overdue boaters, July 18, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Scott Kellerman
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard assisted eight overdue boaters on shore approximately 20 nautical miles south of Kotzebue, Alaska, on the west coast of Baldwin Peninsula, Monday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak...
Coast Guard rescues 3 teens near Selawik Lake, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Kotzebue, rescued three teenagers stranded near Selawik Lake, Tuesday afternoon.
The three teenagers were found safely on shore and brought back to Selawik.
At approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Coast Guard 17th District watchstanders received an agency assistance request to help locate three teenagers who were overdue...
Coast Guard responds to downed aircraft near Ketchikan, Alaska
Coast Guard MH-60 file photo
Juneau, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers, U. S. Forest Service, and Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad (KVRS) responded to a downed aircraft Thursday eight miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located the wreckage at 2:37 p.m. and lowered two rescue swimmers who reported no survivors.
One...
Coast Guard hoists skier mauled by bear near Haines, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo
HAINES, Alaska — The Coast Guard hoisted a man from backcountry near Haines Saturday after he was mauled by a bear.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka hoisted the man who suffered injuries to his head and hands after being attacked on a mountain during a backcountry skiing outing. He was flown to Juneau and placed in the...
Coast Guard rescues two hunters on Mount Kelly, Alaska
A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft forward-looking infrared camera captures an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flying over Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Kodiak)
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two hunters Thursday that were stranded for six days on Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130...
Coast Guard rescues stranded rafter north of Haines, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a rafter Sunday after her pack raft capsized Saturday on the Klehini River north of Haines.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located the 42-year-old woman, who was exhibiting symptoms of mild hypothermia, and flew her to Haines where she was placed in the care of local...
Coast Guard locates two overdue hunters near Klawock, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued two overdue hunters near Wadleigh Island, in vicinity of Klawock, Alaska, Wednesday.
Both men were safely hoisted and then transported to Klawock emergency medical services personnel for further evaluation. Both were reported to have been in good condition...
