[US_MilitaryRules]

Dang! Rescue the rescuers.

[BlessedBeGod]

Prayers...

[Eva]

Thanks for posting.

[Doogle]

Jayhawk

[lainie]

http://twitter.com/USCG

“A Coast Guard helicopter has crashed off the coast of Washington near James Island. More info as it becomes available.”

That was 30 minutes ago.

[flowerplough]

Have heard that one of our astronauts, when he was old, and had grandchildren and money, began to doubt:

“Never fly in an airplane that has only one engine or one pilot, and never, ever fly in a helicopter.”

[Gator113]

Lapush is about an hour and 20 minute drive from my house.

It doesn’t look like weather had anything to do with the event.

Here is what it looks like today. http://www.forkswa.com/webcam2/netcam.jpg

James Island is the rock on the right with the 3 trees on top.

At least they are not far from the beach and their is a CG station in Lapush. The CG crew in Port Angels can fly there within about 20 minutes in this weather. There is also a CG station in Neah Bay, about a 10 minute flight from the SW, so there should be plenty of serious help in positions to quickly respond with short ETA’s.

There is a hospital in Port Angeles, but if any injured have anything more than a paper cut, they will be taken to Seattle.

It’s a bit cooler than where I live, but it’s near 80* here today and expected to be 85 to 90* tomorrow.

Prayers for the crew......

[Grunthor]

Well that can be a real nasty place to be floating waiting for help. Good news is that weathers nice today so it should be easy to spot them.

[onedoug]

Prayers....

[Danae]

Prayers up!

Those men and women are heroes... I pray God holds them safe for rescue!

[DoughtyOne]

I’m sorry to hear of this. God bless them all.

[SandRat]

USCG helicopter down in Wash State with 4 on board. Bird stationd in Alaska.

[Ramius]

Prayers up. Not a good place to be “missing” out in the water somewhere, even in nice weather.

Curious that the helo is out of Sitka. I wonder what they were doing so far south.

[sionnsar]

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[Drago]

Apparently a power line strike...eyewitness account from a local (Fresno) talk show host is here:

http://www.kmjnow.com/pages/landing_news?KMJs-Inga-Barks-Witnesses-Coast-Guard-Cr=1&blockID=267328&feedID=806

3rd crew member located:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012298751_apwalapushcoptercrash4thld.html