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    Alaska Air National Guard, civil SAR partners rescue injured hiker from snow slide [Image 5 of 6]

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    A medical or search-and-rescue operation is underway on a gravel airstrip surrounded by snow-capped mountains at dusk or dawn. A group of personnel in military camouflage, rescue gear, and civilian clothing are carrying a patient on an orange litter/stretcher toward a white twin-engine turboprop aircraft. The scene suggests an emergency medical evacuation (medevac) in a remote mountainous region.

    MCCARTHY, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    05.27.2021

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    Pararescue personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron transload an injured hiker from a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk to a Guardian Flight, AirMedCare air ambulance after conducting a multi-agency rescue from an avalanche near Donoho Peak in Wrangle-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve May 26, 2021. (Courtesy photo by Stephens Harper)

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    Date Taken: 05.27.2021
    Date Posted: 05.27.2021 19:14
    Photo ID: 6666860
    VIRIN: 210527-Z-A3507-1005
    Resolution: 3024x4032
    Size: 3.43 MB
    Location: MCCARTHY, ALASKA, US
    Web Views: 66
    Downloads: 11

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    A twin-engine turboprop aircraft, likely a Beechcraft King Air, is parked on a gravel airstrip in a mountainous region during twilight or early dawn. A military-style helicopter, possibly a UH-60 Black Hawk, is visible in the background to the left. A person is crouched near the aircraft's airstair door, apparently loading or unloading equipment.
    A military helicopter, consistent with an HH-60 Pave Hawk or similar Black Hawk variant, is grounded on a flat terrain area during twilight hours. Several personnel are visible near the open side door, with one individual wearing a bright orange jacket, suggesting a search and rescue or medevac operation. The scene is set against a dramatic backdrop of snow-capped mountains and spring foliage.
    An aerial photograph taken from beneath the wing of a yellow small aircraft, showing a mountainous landscape with partial snow cover and a turquoise glacial lake below. A red circle or annotation is visible on the mountain face, likely marking a specific point of interest such as a geological feature or location. The scene appears to be in a remote wilderness area, possibly Alaska or the Canadian Rockies.
    This is a Google Earth satellite image labeled 'avalanche patient' showing a glacially-enclosed mountain valley at coordinates 61.549284, -142.983357, located in Alaska. The scene depicts a nunatak-like rocky mountain peak surrounded by glacial ice flows on multiple sides, with a vegetated valley floor containing several small lakes or tarns. A yellow marker pin indicates the patient location on the lower slope of the central peak.
    A medical or search-and-rescue operation is underway on a gravel airstrip surrounded by snow-capped mountains at dusk or dawn. A group of personnel in military camouflage, rescue gear, and civilian clothing are carrying a patient on an orange litter/stretcher toward a white twin-engine turboprop aircraft. The scene suggests an emergency medical evacuation (medevac) in a remote mountainous region.
    A military-style utility helicopter, consistent with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk or similar variant, is on the ground or hovering at very low altitude on a gravel surface. The scene appears to be at dusk or dawn with smoke or haze in the background, suggesting proximity to a wildfire or similar emergency operation. Rotor wash is visibly kicking up dust around the aircraft.

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