KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two hunters Thursday from an aground vessel on Admiralty Island, southeast of Juneau.
A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot response boat crew picked up the hunters from the shoreline and transported them to the North Douglas Launch Ramp.
Watchstanders in the Sector Juneau command center received initial notification from the father of one of the hunter's at approximately 3 p.m., that the two men on board a 24-foot aluminum vessel was aground and lost communication with them.
A Coast Guard official is quoted in a press release that the hunters were prepared for the weather and low visibility and they were able to quickly locate them.