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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Hiker safe after stranded overnight on Gavan Hill
Sitka Fire Chief Dave Miller said the station got a call around 5 p.m. Thursday from a man in his mid-30s who had planned the spend the night in the Gavan Hill shelter, but, the shelter was snowed in.
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UPDATE: Body of missing hiker found
The body of Michael Hansen was found by searchers earlier today (09/23/16). Hansen’s family has been notified of his death and the investigation is ongoing.
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Man missing on Mt. Verstovia Trail
Sitka Search and Rescue is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing 37-year-old man thought to be on or near the Mt. Verstovia Trail.
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UPDATE: Missing kayaker presumed dead
The Coast Guard suspended the search for 41-year-old Jesse Mills of Sitka this afternoon (Friday 4-8-16).
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