Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded hikers on Unalaska Island, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/27/2026 06:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded hikers on Unalaska Island, Alaska
04/27/2026 05:25 PM EDT

The Coast Guard rescued two hikers who were stranded on Makushin Volcano in Unalaska, Alaska, Sunday. At approximately 8:30 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau, received a request from the Alaska State Troopers to assist with two hikers stranded at approximately 2,000 feet of elevation on Makushin Volcano. One of the hikers was reported to have a leg injury.
A U.S. Coast Guard pilot from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak looks out from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at two rescued hikers and a aviation survival technician in Unalaska, Alaska, March 27, 2026. The aircrew evacuated the hikers from Makushin Volcano on Unalaska Island after one of them sustained a leg injury, transporting them to emergency medical services. (U.S. Coast Guard by Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Womboldt )