Coast Guard rescues man from downed aircraft near Haines, Alaska

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Coast Guard rescues man from downed aircraft near Haines, Alaska
08/25/2025 01:22 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a man from a downed aircraft near Haines, Sunday. At approximately 8:30 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a signal from the aircraft’s Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) transmitting in the Chilkat mountains, approximately 35 miles south of Haines.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka rescues a man from a downed aircraft near Haines, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2025. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft and had no reported injuries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Sitka)