Coast Guard assists Sitka Mountain Rescue to hoist injured hiker on Baranof Island, Alaska

BARANOF ISLAND, AK, UNITED STATES

08.02.2019

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka hoists two hikers from Mount Bassie on Baranof Island, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2019. The husband and wife had been hiking the Cross Island Trail when the man reportedly fell approximately 150 feet, injured his face and hands and was finding it difficult to walk. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Sitka.

• Date Taken: 08.02.2019
• Date Posted: 08.03.2019 02:00
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 700863
• VIRIN: 190802-G-G0217-3000
• Filename: DOD_107083515
• Length: 00:01:45
• Location: BARANOF ISLAND, AK, US