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Coast Guard, Air Force to conduct rescue exercises in Sitka Sound through May 2

by KCAW News | Apr 30, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitkans will see higher-than-normal flight operations in the Sound over the next few days, including a variant of the HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter not normally seen here. Read More

Coast Guard, Sitka Mountain Rescue come to aid of teens lost on Mt. Verstovia

by Katherine Rose | May 8, 2023 | Local News, Syndicated

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka rescued two teenage hikers from Mt. Verstovia on Saturday (5-6-23) afternoon. Read More

SAR team doesn’t take trapped teen for ‘granite’ in weekend rock climbing rescue

by Katherine Rose | Jun 15, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s Search and Rescue team helped a teenage boy who found himself stuck between a rock and a hard place during a climbing session over the weekend. Read More

Search underway for missing kayaker near Sitka

by Katherine Rose | Jan 6, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

The US Coast Guard and Sitka Mountain Rescue have been combing the shoreline and islands of Sitka Sound looking for 36-year old Kale Pastel, who was reported missing on Sunday morning (1-5-19). Read More

Search team rescues boy on Harbor Mountain

by Katherine Rose | Apr 2, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Fire Department search and rescue team, on Saturday, aided a 13-year-old boy who became stuck after sliding down a steep, snowy slope on Harbor Mountain. Read More