SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crashed off the Washington coast yesterday, killing three crew members, officials said.
The fourth member of the crew was injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center, where a spokeswoman said the survivor was alert.
Rear Admiral Gary Blore said the four-member crew was based in Sitka, Alaska, and was returning there from Astoria, Ore., when the helicopter crashed off James Island, about 100 miles west of Seattle.
Residents of the Quileute Nation tribe rushed to help, pulling some of the victims from the water.
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