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Sitka Coast Guard crew rescues 3 kayakers near Haines
Posted by Tash Kimmell | Jul 21, 2021
A USCG Air Station Sitka crew rescued three kayakers on the Chilkat River over the weekend. Video of the rescue operation can be watched here (USCG Image)
Three kayakers were safely rescued by an Air Station Sitka helicopter crew after capsizing in the Chilkat River Sunday (07/18/21) night, about 18 miles from Haines.
One male paddler and two women were separated after capsizing both their kayaks and a raft, and became stranded at different places along the river. One of the party alerted authorities to the situation using a satellite communication device called an “InReach.”
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Sitka Coast Guard crew rescues stranded boaters near Juneau
Posted by Katherine Rose | Apr 27, 2021
A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka rescued three boaters and their two dogs after their boat ran aground on Saturday night (4-24-21).
One of the mariners was ejected from the boat just north of Juneau on the Gilkey River. The stranded mariners made it safely to the river bank, and built a fire.
According to a Coast Guard press release, a friend tried to rescue them with his own vessel on Saturday night, but he was unable to reach them. He contacted Coast Guard watchstanders in Juneau at 6 a.m. on Sunday. A crew from Air Station Sitka arrived shortly after 8 a.m. and transported the three boaters to Juneau for medical care.
36 KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew assisted three mariners and their two dogs after their vessel ran aground in the Gilkey River, Alaska, late Saturday night.
The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located the mariners on a riverbank just north of Juneau at 8:20 a.m., Sunday, and safely transported them to emergency medical service personnel in Juneau for further medical care.
At approximately 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, Coast Guard Sector Juneau Command Center personnel received a call reporting one of the three mariners was ejected from his boat into the water Saturday night, but that the entire crew made it safely to shore.