A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter from Air Station Sitka sits on a boat after being recovered from the site of a crash near Read Island, Alaska, December 8, 2023.
The four helicopter aircrew members involved in the crash on Nov. 13, 2023 all survived.
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Sitka.
JUNEAU, Alaska, December 8, 2023 — On Friday, the Coast Guard recovered the crashed MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter on Read Island on November 13 during a search and rescue mission.
The four MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew members involved in the crash were medevaced (medically evacuated) to Seattle and brought to Harborview Medical Center and have since been released.
Efforts to retrieve the aircraft included the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army’s Downed Aircraft Recovery Team, Forest Service, National Weather Service, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Petersburg Fire & Rescue, and independent contractors.
“We are grateful our four MH-60 Jayhawk crewmembers were released from Harborview Medical Center and are on the road to recovery,” said Coast Guard Capt. Brian McLaughlin, head of the Crisis Action Team, who led recovery efforts. “We are also incredibly thankful to the many people and organizations who helped us recover the aircraft. Getting the helicopter to where our investigators can better examine the wreckage is the next step in the ongoing investigation.”
The Coast Guard also disestablished the security zone around the crash site, which has been in effect since the incident occurred. The investigation into the crash is still ongoing.
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