A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter went down Monday during a routine training mission in southeast Alaska, leaving all four crew members aboard injured, officials said.
The aircraft, an MH-60 Jayhawk, crashed near Harbor Mountain outside Sitka, Alaska, in a remote area with few residents, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
Watch standers at the Arctic District command center were notified of the crash shortly after 10 a.m.
A Coast Guard helicopter went down during a standard training flight in southeast Alaska. (Unknown)
Emergency personnel with Sitka Fire and Rescue reached the crash site at about 11 a.m. and took the four injured crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center for care.
Officials reported no fatalities stemming from the crash.
“We are incredibly relieved our crew members survived with only minor injuries,” Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander of the Coast Guard’s Arctic District, said in a statement.
The four injured crew members were transported to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center for treatment. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
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It is unclear what caused the crash. The incident remains under investigation.
The Coast Guard crash comes after multiple other aircraft collisions this month.
A business jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night, killing one person.
No deaths were reported in connection with the crash. (US Navy)
A B-52 crashed on June 15 during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California, killing all eight people aboard.
The day before, 12 people were killed when a plane on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed.
