The Alaska Air National Guard rescues four people after a plane crash on a coastal sandbar at Montague Island, about 60 miles southeast of Seward. The rescue involves guardsmen responding to the incident and recovering the victims.
The crash is dated Aug. 30, and the incident location is described as a sandbar along the coast of Montague Island. While the available reporting focuses on the rescue outcome—four victims reached by the Air National Guard—other details such as the aircraft type, the cause of the crash, and the current medical condition of the victims are not specified in the provided excerpts. The two sources shared here describe the same rescue event, with no conflicting accounts included.