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How a search and rescue team helped Indigenous communities hit by Typhoon Halong

As the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered remote indigenous communities in Western Alaska over the weekend, U.S. Coast Guard petty officer William McKnight was a member of the search and rescue team that helped airlift residents to safety.

He joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young with the story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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