US, Canadian first responders join forces in training 'SAREX'

US, Canadian first responders join forces in training 'SAREX'

I’m walking along Katlian Bay Road, the one-lane gravel thoroughfare that weaves along a cliffside a few miles north of downtown Sitka. To one side there are sheer rock faces, and to the other, steep embankments leading directly down to the bay. My cell phone buzzes intermittently, going in and out of service.It would be a challenging place for a search and rescue operation. But that’s exactly what is happening on this Wednesday in late April – …