The Coast Guard shared news of the rescue on its social media page: “Air Station Traverse City hoisted 4 children from a rock ...

At Ellington Air Force Base, KPRC 2’s Re’Chelle Turner sat down with Lieutenant Commander Matt Krueger, a U.S. Coast Guard pilot, who helped lead search-and-rescue operations during Harvey.

He was later rescued to safety by a United States Coast Guard helicopter. “None of us had ever responded to a rescue in a marsh or a swamp before,” said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Col. Jason Weeks.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew based at Air Station Detroit rescued four people from a capsized boat off Erie, Pennsylvania, according to a Facebook post on Aug. 9.

SEATTLE (KTVZ) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew evacuated an ill Canadian crew member from a fishing vessel about 180 miles west of Astoria on Thursday.

He was later rescued to safety by a United States Coast Guard helicopter. “None of us had ever responded to a rescue in a marsh or a swamp before,” said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Col. Jason Weeks.

He was later rescued to safety by a United States Coast Guard helicopter. “None of us had ever responded to a rescue in a marsh or a swamp before,” said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Col. Jason Weeks.