SAR team doesn’t take trapped teen for ‘granite’ in weekend rock climbing rescue
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.
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Search underway for missing kayaker near Sitka
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).
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Search team rescues boy on Harbor Mountain
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.
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Sitka’s rescue team passes accreditation test
After months of extra training, Sitka Mountain Rescue passed the remaining portions of their re-accreditation test this weekend. This means they are once again a fully accredited mountain rescue team and can continue their work.
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Sitka Mountain Rescue helps five hikers on Harbor Mt.
Five hikers were assisted off Harbor Mountain by Sitka Mountain Rescue this weekend, when one member of their party became dehydrated.
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