Knik Glacier Rescue Update
What: Black Hawk rescue helicopter
Where: Knik Glacier Alaska
Why: Attempting to rescue the five stranded on a glacier since Sunday afternoon, a Black Hawk rescue helicopter was damaged sliding and rolling on the glacier. The Air National Guard helicopter was forced to turn around.
It took a day for the pararescue team (which arrived yesterday) to ski the three miles to the survivors with two days worth of supplies. More supplies have been dropped.
Tuesday night, two of the original left stranded and one rescuer were flown to Palmer.