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Coast Guard helicopter crashes on a training mission in Alaska and four crew members are injured

  • A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed during a routine training flight near Sitka, Alaska; all four crew members suffered only minor injuries and were taken to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center.
  • Rescuers reached the sparsely populated area by Harbor Mountain about an hour after the crash; officials expressed relief that everyone survived.
  • The cause is under investigation, and the incident comes amid a recent string of other serious aircraft crashes around the U.S.
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