All four crew members aboard a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter were injured Monday when the aircraft went down during a training mission in Alaska.
The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter came down at Harbor Mountain near Sitka. While all four personnel were taken to a hospital, the extent of their injuries was not immediately known. No fatalities were reported.
The Coast Guard addressed the incident on X, stating: “First responders and search and rescue assets are currently responding. The safety, well-being, and rescue of our crew members is our absolute, immediate priority.”
Petty Officer Ashly Murphy confirmed the helicopter had been on a routine training flight at the time of the crash. The Coast Guard has launched an investigation, though the cause of the crash has not yet been determined.
The incident adds to a troubling stretch of aviation accidents this month. A business jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night, claiming one life. On June 15, a B-52 went down during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California, killing all eight people on board. And on June 14, twelve people lost their lives when a plane carrying skydivers crashed in Missouri.
