Overview
- A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crashed during a routine training flight and all four crew members were recovered with only minor injuries and taken to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center, officials said Monday.
- Watch standers at the Arctic District command center received the first report at about 10:07 a.m. local time and Sitka Fire and Rescue reached the site near Harbor Mountain at about 11:00 a.m.
- The Coast Guard has opened a formal investigation and has not yet determined the cause of the crash.
- Coast Guard units have repositioned aircraft and crews to maintain search-and-rescue coverage in southeastern Alaska while investigators and local responders complete follow-up actions.
- The remote, rugged terrain around Sitka can slow response and recovery, and the crash has drawn attention because it follows several separate aviation accidents in June though officials say the incidents appear unrelated.