Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes in Alaska, 4 Transported to Hospital

Four people have been taken to the hospital after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed on Monday in southeast Alaska, the service announced. The MH-60 Jayhawk was on a training flight originating at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka before going down near Harbor Mountain around 10:07 a.m. local time. “Rescue crews from Sitka Fire and Rescue arrived on scene at approximately 11:00 a.m. and transported all four crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center,” reads a statement from the Coast Guard. “No deaths have been reported.” In a separate statement, the Coast Guard said an investigation was underway. “The safety, well-being,