Alaska National Guard plucks pilot, passenger, mountaineering group from snowy weather
Spc. Grace Nechanicky/AP
In this photo provided by the Alaska National Guard, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter departs Bryant Army Airfield, Dec. 11, 2020, on its way to Nanwalek, Alaska. (Spc. Grace Nechanicky/U.S. Army National Guard via AP)
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-06-04 14:13:58-04
ANCHORAGE, Alaska â Over the holiday weekend, the Alaska National Guard carried out two rescues in inclement weather, pulling a pilot, a passenger, and 12 mountaineers from snowy mountainsides.
On Saturday, May 29, crews were notified of a call for help from a pilot and passenger who crashed on Mount Hawkins in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The guard was called to help because inclement weather had stopped National Park Service crews from reaching the aircraft.
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