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Coast Guard searches for missing helicopter ambulance ( Alaska )
Anchorage Daily News ^
| December 4, 2007
Posted on 12/04/2007 12:49:44 PM PST by george76
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is searching part of Prince William Sound this morning for a LifeGuard helicopter that went missing last night en route to Providence Alaska Medical Center with a patient aboard, the Coast Guard said.
The U.S. Air Force is expected to launch a C-130 and a helicopter this morning to assist in the search...
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Government; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; anchorage; coastguard; crash; helicopter; missing; rescue; us; uscg; uscoastguard
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posted on
12/04/2007 12:49:45 PM PST
by
george76
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
12/04/2007 12:52:11 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: PSYCHO-FREEP; CWOJackson
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posted on
12/04/2007 12:55:48 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Not good. That’s a lot of territory to search.
To: george76
Prayers up. Tonk ... a little help please.
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:00:55 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
To: colorado tanker
It must be very foggy there.
I can not find a clear web camera picture...( or it could be my skills ? )
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:11:15 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
"It must be very foggy there."I don't think it's foggy. It's very cold, and the wind is blowing at between 50 and 75mph. If they were flying in the dark, they wouldn't be able to see mountains, etc. That area is known for very bumpy weather even on good days. Lots of mountains and desolate country.
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:20:43 PM PST
by
redhead
(VICTORY FIRST, THEN PEACE)
To: NonValueAdded
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:21:10 PM PST
by
Global2010
( Hmmmmmmm)
To: george76
This is happening in my "backyard". I know the both the RN and Paramedic on this chopper. I just got back from a "first Light" search from the Portage side. It dosn't look good. Weather in Portage is 1/4 mile visibility in blowing snow. Not a peep out of the ELT detector.
Keep the prayers up!
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:27:17 PM PST
by
Species8472
(Politically motivated science is meaningless)
To: redhead; BIGLOOK
Did they ever find Hale Boggs or Nick Begich ?
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:34:20 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Species8472
They had a satellite phone ?
.
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:36:07 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Last contact was by Iridium phone 17 miles east of Whittier by the southern tip of Ester Island. No report of trouble at that time.
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:40:07 PM PST
by
Species8472
(Politically motivated science is meaningless)
To: Species8472
Not a peep out of the ELT detector. Does that imply "under water?"
Prayers sent...
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:41:24 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: Species8472
Oh boy. Prayers up. Not a good situation.
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:42:25 PM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: george76
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:47:00 PM PST
by
Species8472
(Politically motivated science is meaningless)
To: Species8472
Sorry this is happening up there. Prayers up.
To: Species8472
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:48:22 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: r9etb
Under water or too damaged to operate. Possibly in a steep mountain canyon, but the SAR satellite hasn’t picked up anything from above either.
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:49:50 PM PST
by
Species8472
(Politically motivated science is meaningless)
To: george76
Sending prayers. God keep the crew and passengers safe and the search staff’s eyes sharp.
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:54:52 PM PST
by
Conservative4Ever
(Hoping my 'carbon footprint' has crushed a few liberals)
To: Species8472
Current Whittier Webcam:
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posted on
12/04/2007 1:57:11 PM PST
by
Species8472
(Politically motivated science is meaningless)
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