Sitka Coast Guard rescues solo pilot near Haines
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a pilot after his small plane crashed near Haines on Sunday (8-24-25).
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US, Canadian first responders join forces in training ‘SAREX’
First responders from the US and Canada recently gathered in Sitka for annual search-and-rescue exercises. Over four days, crews practiced rescuing survivors from simulated ATV wrecks, plane crashes, and a landslide with 38 casualties on Katlian Bay Road.
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Boating accident north of Sitka claims two lives, three rescued
Two people are confirmed dead following a boating mishap near Sitka Tuesday night. Three others survived.
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Two Coast Guard crash survivors released from hospital, two others improving
Two of the Coast Guard crew members who were involved in a helicopter crash in Southeast Alaska late Monday night were released from the hospital on Wednesday.
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All crew survive Air Station Sitka helicopter crash
Four crew members survived (two with serious injuries) the crash of an Air Station Sitka helicopter Monday night (11-13-23) on Read Island, about 22 miles northwest of Petersburg. The crew was en route to aid a flooding crabber, which subsequently recovered and remained afloat. As yet there is no official explanation for the crash.
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