U.S. Coast Guard picked up two hikers Saturday in Glacier Bay National Park, after one hiker injured a knee and required immediate medical care.
The hikers sent a transmission through their personal locator beacon. That SOS was received about 12:40 p.m by the Sector Juneau Command Center.
A crew from Air Station Sitka then diverted from a training flight to respond. The Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted up both hikers near Lituya Bay and brought them to Sitka for medical care.
The hikers had been dropped off two days prior and had planned on hiking from Lituya Bay to Yakutat Bay.
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