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03-26-2022, 11:41 PM
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Coast Guard Medevacs Hiker After 200-foot Fall Near Sitka
A 70-year-old hiker reportedly fell 200 feet while hiking on Mount Verstovia near Sitka, Alaska, on March 26, 2022. The hiker initially managed to call 911 using a cell phone. Sitka Mountain Rescue dispatched a team to the mountain to try to locate the hiker. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medically evacuated the hiker and safely transported the hiker to Emergency Medical Services personnel waiting at the air station.
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