Coast Guard helicopter crashes during training mission in Alaska, injuring four

A Coast Guard helicopter crashed during a training flight in southeast Alaska on Monday, injuring four crew members on board, according to the Coast Guard. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter went down outside Sitka, Alaska, near Harbor Mountain, as reported in a press release from the Coast Guard. The crash was reported to the Arctic District command center shortly after 10 a.m. Rescue crews from Sitka Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene around 11 a.m. and transported the injured crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center for treatment. No fatalities were reported. Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander of the Coast Guard’s Arctic District, stated that they are relieved the crew members survived with only minor injuries. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. This incident follows several other aircraft collisions reported this month.