Multimedia Release: Coast Guard attempts hiker rescue, dense fog hinders efforts

JUNEAU, Alaska - A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka prepares to launch March 9, 2010 in efforts to rescue Kyle Dungan, 28, who has been stranded on Meade Glacier in the Tongass National Forest east of Haines since March 7, 2010.

The Coast Guard has attempted twice to rescue Dungan only getting approximately 3 miles from his position due to adverse weather. Weather, mainly dense fog creating no visibility hindered the helicopter crews attempts to safely hoist him.

Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios

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