VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard assists National Park Service, rescues 2 hikers in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/15/2018 03:17 PM EDT

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VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard assists National Park Service, rescues 2 hikers in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Video: Coast Guard assists National Park Service, rescues 2 hikers in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew assisted the National Park Service in rescuing two hikers in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Saturday. The crew hoisted the hikers and transported the hikers, one suffering from a leg injury, to awaiting EMS in Sitka. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Sitka.