2 teenage hikers rescued by Coast Guard aircrew in Sitka

Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo.
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued two hikers off of Mount Verstovia in Sitka, Alaska, Saturday.
The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely hoisted and transported the siblings, ages 14 and 15 to the air station where they were met by awaiting family members.
At 4:30 p.m., Sector Juneau Command Center...
Coast Guard medevacs hiker after 200-foot fall from mountain in Sitka

An area on Mount Vestovia, where a 70-year-old hiker was rescued after falling 200 feet, near Sitka, Alaska, on March 26, 2022. Coast Guard photo.
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a 70-year-old hiker who reportedly fell 200 feet while hiking on Mount Verstovia near Sitka, today.
An Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely transported the hiker to Emergency...
Coast Guard searching for overdue kayaker near Sitka

Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk file photo
SITKA, Alaska — The Coast Guard and Sitka Mountain Rescue are searching for an overdue kayaker near Sitka.
Missing is 36-year-old Kale Pastel.
Pastel was last seen wearing blue pants and a black hooded sweatshirt. He is described as 6 foot 4 inches, 200 lbs. with brown hair and green eyes.
Pastel was reported missing, Sunday, after failing to...
Coast Guard assists multiple agencies with mountain rescue, Sitka, Alaska

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew transferred an injured hiker to emergency medical services for further care, Sitka, Alaska, June 15, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew assisted Alaska State Troopers and Sitka Mountain Rescue personnel to hoist a 50-year-old man who fell off a steep...
Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers respond to plane crash near Angoon, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers are responding to the report of a downed aircraft on Admiralty Island approximately 20 miles southeast of Angoon Friday.
Wreckage from a Cessna 206 has been located and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka, members of Sitka Mountain Rescue and a commercial aircrew are searching for survivors.
The Coast Guard...