JUNEAU (AP) – A helicopter that crashed in southeast Alaska during a rescue mission last month has been recovered, the United States (US) Coast Guard said.
The downed Coast Guard helicopter was recovered and an investigation was ongoing. The MH-60 Jayhawk crashed on Read Island, about 130 kilometres east of Sitka, on November 13.
The four aircrew members were taken to Seattle for treatment after the crash. They have since been released, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard previously described two of the crew members’ injuries as serious.
“We are grateful our four crew members were released from Harborview Medical Center and are on the road to recovery,” Coast Guard Captain Brian McLaughlin, who led recovery efforts, said in a statement. “We are also incredibly thankful to the many people and organisations who helped us recover the aircraft.”
The crash was reported by the fishing vessel that had been the subject of the helicopter’s search and rescue mission.
