UPDATE: Coast Guard responds to Coast Guard helicopter crash in Sitka, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/22/2026 08:15 PM EDT

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UPDATE: Coast Guard responds to Coast Guard helicopter crash in Sitka, Alaska
06/22/2026 07:45 PM EDT

The four Coast Guard crew members involved in a helicopter crash in Sitka, Alaska, Monday, are reported safe with non-serious injuries. Watch standers at the Arctic District command center received the initial report of the crash through the activation of the aircrew’s personal locator beacon at approximately 10:07 a.m.