Wed, Aug 11, 2010
Nine More People Have A Guardsmen To Thank
Alaska Air National Guard airmen aided victims during a plane
crash in Dillingham, Alaska, marking their second rescue mission
since Aug. 8.
The downed plane carrying nine passengers was spotted 285 miles
southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Flight service officials in
Dillingham contacted the Alaska Guard’s 11th Rescue
Coordination Center after losing contact with the De Havilland
Super Otter at around 7 p.m., according to National Guard
officials.
Pararescue airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard’s
212th Rescue Squadron arrived on the scene just before noon
Tuesday. The airmen struggled against rough weather, and had been
expected to arrive around midnight the night before, as reported by
Air Force Maj. Guy Hayes.
A Coast Guard C-130 provided support overhead and was made
available to take victims in need of serious medical support to
Anchorage once victims were transported to Dillingham. Hayes’
statement said five medical responders were initially on the scene,
while news reports confirmed five fatalities.
Members of the squadron were also on the ground at a separate
crash site about 60 miles northeast of Anchorage on the Knik
Glacier, Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Robert L. Ditchey said.
Guardsmen delivered survival supplies to four Texas vacationers and
their pilot after harsh weather forced the Piper Cherokee aircraft
to make a “controlled landing,” he said.
All five Knik Glacier victims were reported to be in “good
condition,” he said. [ANN Salutes Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael
J. Carden, American Forces Press Service]
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