Coast Guard medevacs injured hiker near Tracy Arm

	Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard Seventeenth District

News Release	Date: July 2, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn Phone: (907) 321-4513
Coast Guard medevacs injured hiker near Tracy Arm Official Coast Guard video Courtesy Air Station Sitka Official Coast Guard video taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Coast Guard medevaced a 35-year-old hiker near Tracy Arm after he reportedly broke a leg during a fall while hiking 35 miles southeast of Juneau at 12:40 p.m. Thursday. The hiker was with friends on a kayak trip when they reported the incident to the U.S. Forest Service. The Coast Guard received the request from the U.S. Forest service to conduct a medical evacuation. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka was diverted from a patrol and safely hoisted the patient at 3:51 p.m. The rescue helicopter transferred the patient to Capital City Fire/Rescue in Juneau at 4:30 p.m. where he was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital in stable condition.
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