EventA UH‑60L Black Hawk crew from the 1‑168th General Support Aviation Battalion, assisted by two Nome Volunteer Fire Department EMTs, rescued two overdue boaters and their dog after their vessel became stuck in icy water about 7 mi north of the Arctic Circle, roughly 75 mi east of Kotzebue. The rescue was launched following a request from Alaska State Troopers; the boaters and dog were found sheltered in a nearby cabin, the helicopter landed in a tundra clearing, and the rescued party was taken to Kotzebue and released to Troopers. The event was reported as occurring last Tuesday.
Alaska Army National Guard and Nome firefighters rescued two overdue boaters and their dog near the Arctic Circle, landing a Black Hawk helicopter in tundra and transporting the survivors to Kotzebue.
Alaska National Guard aviators rescued two overdue boaters from a stuck vessel about 7 mi north of the Arctic Circle, deploying a UH‑60L Black Hawk squadron and EMS crew to the site 75 mi east of Kotzebue.
Alaska Army National Guard rescues stranded boaters near Arctic Circle
Alaska Army National Guard aviators rescue two stranded boaters north of the Arctic Circle
