Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash off of James Island, Wash.

SEATTLE - Multiple Coast Guard units are responding to an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crash that occurred Wednesday in the waters near James Island, Wash.

The Coast Guard helicopter and its four-person crew were departing Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., and were en route to Sitka, Alaska.

The Coast Guard lost contact with the helicopter at 9:32 a.m. A good Samaritan retrieved two crewmembers from the water and transferred them to emergency medical services.

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria launched an MH 60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews, and Coast Guard Station Quillayute, Wash., launched three response boat crews to search for the remaining crew.

For additional information, updates and/or media inquiries, contact the Thirteenth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at (206) 220-7237.

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