Sitka Search and Rescue escorts lost hiker to safety

Sitka Search and Rescue escorts lost hiker to safety

Harbor Mountain, which connects to Gavin Hill (courtesy of Sitka Trail Works) Sitka Search and Rescue assisted a hiker descending Old Gavin Hill Trail on Sunday evening (10-12-25). In an interview with KCAW, Sitka Fire Department’s EMT Records Specialist Gus Mork said that the fire department received a call at 5:45pm from a hiker lost on the trail. It was getting dark and the hiker had no flashlight on them, so they requested help to get down s…