Ten people have died, including three French sports heroes, in a helicopter accident during the filming of a reality show in Argentina. Authorities say two helicopters collided Monday during the filming of a European survivalist reality show called “Dropped.” The helicopters went down in the western province of La Rioja, near the Andes Mountains. All […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew assisted the crew of a fishing vessel taking on water 60 miles southeast of Kodiak, Friday. The Jayhawk lowered a dewatering pump to the crew of the fishing vessel St. Nicholas, which allowed them to control the on board flooding and proceed to port […]
A crewmember aboard the Icy Mist, a 58-foot fishing vessel, suffered injuries while loading crab pots 150 miles to the south of Sand Point on Sunday evening. The Coast Guard was notified of the incident and the man’s injuries and it was deemed a medvac was necessary. After the duty flight surgeon recommended the medevac, a Jayhawk […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two men Monday at a strip near Lake George. They landed their Cessna 180 Sunday and became stuck due to soft mud from recent rain. “The pilot had contacted some friends that were going out there to […]