Two men hunting goats suffered mild hypothermia after getting stuck on Blackerby Ridge in Juneau late Tuesday night. The Coast Guard sent a helicopter that hoisted them to safety.
Search & Rescue
Update: Coast Guard identifies kayak owner safe and sound
The Coast Guard spotted this inflatable floating unattended in Gastineau Channel.
Search teams desperately attempt to reach girl trapped by Mexico earthquake rubble
The girl, 12, has been able to communicate with emergency crews, and she has wriggled her fingers for them through the wreckage at the Enrique Rebsamen School, south of the capital.
Two men dead after early morning house fire
The fire at 526 Seward Street, adjacent to the Terry Miller Legislative Office Building, started sometime before 5 a.m. Sunday morning.
Two boaters and three dogs rescued in Prince William Sound
Coast Guard helicopter and cutter crews rescued two people and three dogs Friday near Montague Island in Prince William Sound. The Coast Guard dispatched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and the Cutter Chandeleur after a mayday call came in over VHF radio.
Coast Guard’s Alaska personnel dispatched to help with Harvey response
Five Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Sitka and eight others from elsewhere in Alaska will be working in the Texas area for the next two to three weeks.