JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located and hoisted a snowmobiler from Douglas Island, Alaska, Monday. The helicopter crew located the man within five minutes of beginning their search by spotting his flashlight. The man was hoisted and transported to Juneau with no apparent injuries. Watchstanders from Sector […]
The U.S. Coast Guard conducted an aerial rescue operation on Montague Island, pulling a stranded fisherman from the shores in a basket on Wednesday, the USCG reports. Watchstanders with the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage received an assistance request from a fisherman who’s vessel became disabled at Montague Island, an uninhabited island favored by hunters, and is also […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard assisted six stranded hunters near Piling Point and Barlow Cove on Admiralty Island after their vessel drifted away, Sunday evening. A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew located the hunters and their vessel, and escorted them to North Douglas boat ramp. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received a call from […]
Troopers on the Parks Highway received a call from a hiker in distress on Sunday at Fox Creek along the Parks Highway and responded to the scene. When they arrived, they found 18-year-old Cherelle LaGroo stranded on a rock ledge on the side of the mountain there. Two troopers were able to scale the mountain […]