Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew rescued two hikers off of Mount Verstovia in Sitka, Alaska, May 16, 2023.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew safely hoisted and transported the siblings, ages 14 and 15 to the air station where they were met by awaiting family members.

At 4:30 p.m., U.S. Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center personnel received a call from Sitka Mountain Rescue requesting assistance in locating two lost hikers.

“The Sitka Police Department received the initial call via cell phone from one of the hikers, reporting that she and her brother were lost,” said Coast Guard Lt. Jonathan Orthman, pilot, Air Station Sitka. “We arrived on scene about 15 minutes after takeoff and visually spotted the hikers. The rescue swimmer deployed, assessed the condition of the two hikers and hoisted them off the trail.”

The hikers were located at an elevation of approximately 1,950 feet.
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