Coast Guard medevacs 2 mauled by bear north of Sitka, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk crew medevaced one male and one female after a bear mauled the two while hiking on the Sitkoh Creek Trail approximately 30 miles north of Sitka Thursday.
The aircrew hoisted the man and woman and transferred them to local emergency medical personnel in Sitka.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center were notified...