17th District Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

Date: Dec. 15, 2005 
Contact: Petty Officer Sara Francis 
(907) 271-2660 

After 4 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, (907) 463-2000 

Press Release

Coast Guard rescues three hunters from the water near Juneau

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Coast Guard Station Juneau personnel responded to an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB) at about 9 a.m. today and rescued three hunters from the water.

Three 19-year old men were duck hunting at Fish Creek on North Douglas Island near Juneau when their 14-foot john boat capsized.

Using a cellular telephone they contacted the Coast Guard Command Center in Juneau. The command center crew issued a UMIB. Coast Guard Station Juneau personnel were underway in Auke Bay on their 25-foot response boat. They heard and responded to the UMIB pulling the wet, cold men from the water minutes later.

The three men, reported to be Juneau locals, were delivered to awaiting emergency medical personnel in Juneau. The men had no injuries beyond probable hypothermia.

Boaters and the public are reminded that by dialing *CG (*24) on a cellular phone they will be immediately connected to the Coast Guard Command Center in Juneau. This a valuable time saver and in an emergency *CG is easy to remember. The command center staff may also be reached at (907) 463-2000 from any phone.