Alaska Plane Crash Leaves Two Dead: What To Know
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.
A plane crash in Alaska's Nanwalek has killed two people and left one seriously injured, according to local reports.
The crash on the southern Kenai Peninsula involved a single-engine Cessna 207 that took off from Homer at around 2 p.m. on Monday, Anchorage Daily News reported, citing the National Transportation Safety Board. It was a small commercial flight.
All three victims were adults and the injured person was "medevaced to an Anchorage area hospital," said a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, ABC News reported.
"Our thoughts are with all those involved," said Alaska's Department of Transport and Public Facilities in a post on X.
This is a developing article and more information will be added soon.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Prominent bird researcher from Maine killed in last week's North Slope helicopter crash
Jun. 9—The crash of a helicopter on a chartered flight over Alaska's North Slope last week killed a well-known East Coast shorebird researcher as well as the pilot. The pilot and sole passenger were killed in the crash, which occurred 25 to 30 miles southwest of Deadhorse. The Robinson R-66 helicopter was operated by Pollux Aviation. The helicopter took off from Deadhorse at 10:30 or 10:40 a.m., according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Pollux lost contact with its tracking signal just before 11 a.m. The pilot received a weather clearance before taking off, federal officials say. The Special Visual Flight Rules clearance is commonly used, especially in rural Alaska, to land in low ceilings or visibility. The crash occurred on flat, featureless, snow-covered terrain, NTSB Alaska chief Clint Johnson said Monday. An NTSB investigator reached the crash site by helicopter on Friday for an on-scene examination but the agency still needs to remove the wreckage, Johnson said. Bad weather "pushed them off the site" and back to Deadhorse on Friday, he said. The agency is hoping to get a helicopter out Monday to sling out the wreckage. The North Slope Borough has not publicly identified either the pilot or the passenger. A spokesperson on Monday morning said the borough was awaiting permission from family members. A Pollux representative on Monday declined to identify the pilot. Passenger Shiloh Schulte was identified by Manomet Conservation Sciences, the Massachusetts avian research nonprofit that employed him as senior shorebird scientist. The nonprofit is involved in research from Alaska to Argentina, according to its website. Schulte was conducting conservation work at the time of the crash, according to a statement from Manomet. He was coordinator for the American Oystercatcher Recovery Program. "Shiloh worked tirelessly and resourcefully, collaborating with partners along the Eastern Seaboard to help rebuild the American Oystercatcher population by 45%," the statement said. "Shiloh gave his life in the service of something greater than himself, dedicating himself to preserving the natural world for future generations." The nonprofit created an online memorial site that by Monday featured numerous accounts from friends and colleagues as well as several photos of Schulte in various aircraft conducting research. Schulte was from Kennebunk, Maine, according to local media reports. A separate GoFundme fundraising site set up by Schulte's family called him "a lifelong birdwatcher, conservationist and scientist whose passion for the natural world was infectious" and said he died while conducting remote field research in Alaska. "Shiloh was doing what he loved most — working in nature to protect the birds and wild places he cherished so deeply," it said.
Newsweek
3 hours ago
- Newsweek
Golden Retriever Greets Visitor—What Cam Captures Next Leaves Owner Stunned
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A man greeted by his uncle's dog couldn't believe what the Ring camera captured just moments after he arrived. Jacob Aguilar told Newsweek via TikTok that he was visiting his uncle after coming back from Hawaii to catch up and share stories from his trip. When he arrived, his uncle's golden retriever, Cubs, was the first one to greet him at the door. In his June 6 video posted to his TikTok account, @_jacoboooo, the dog walked out the door and sniffed Aguilar with excitement; she loved having visitors. When Cubs went into the driveway to check for others, Aguilar handed his uncle an item and the two started making their way inside. Aguilar quickly glanced back and thought the dog snuck back inside, prompting him to close the door behind him. However, the Ring camera revealed she didn't go back inside. The Ring camera showed Cubs flabbergasted that they would close the door in her face. She paused and stared at the door before running up to do a sniff test, which confirmed her disbelief. Cubs looked back to see if someone else might've been outside, but when no one turned up, she ran back to the front door. "We hadn't realized until my aunt pointed out, 'Where is Cubs!?'" Aguilar said. "She then checked the Ring camera and noticed she was waiting outside the front door." Cubs never barked to alert the family she was outside. Instead, she waited patiently because she knew they'd realize soon enough. Aguilar called her a "good and well-behaved doggie." "Both me and my uncle were in shock because we both thought she went back inside!" he said. Feeling horrible about the mistake, Aguilar said he "...made it up to her with lots of pets and love." Screenshot from a June 6 TikTok video of a golden retriever greeting a guest and being stunned when they accidentally closed the door on her. Screenshot from a June 6 TikTok video of a golden retriever greeting a guest and being stunned when they accidentally closed the door on her. @_jacoboooo/TikTok TikTok Users React The TikTok clip reached over 466,000 views and 63,400 likes within three days of it being posted. Users demanded justice and extra treats for the mistake. "Not the welcoming committee being left outside!" one user commented. Another added: "She like, 'I know tf they didn't just...'" A third user wrote: "That'll be her last time greeting you like that." And a fourth pointed out: "You even looked back!!!" which Aguilar replied: "I peeked and thought she went in on the other side." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend, and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Yahoo
6 injured in Tennessee skydiving plane crash, all 20 aboard survive
Six people were injured Sunday when a skydiving plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in Tennessee. The twin-engine plane went down soon after taking off from Tullahoma Regional Airport at 12:30 p.m., officials said in a Sunday evening briefing. It landed in a grassy area near the airport, next to the Beechcraft Museum, WTVF-TV reported. The National Transportation Safety Board told the Daily News Monday that 'the airplane crashed during a takeoff attempt' at about 12:50 p.m. and that it was investigating. The FAA confirmed it was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. 'Shortly after takeoff, the plane experienced an unknown issue that resulted in an impact with both trees and terrain,' city administrator Jason Quick said, adding that first responders had been at the scene 'within minutes.' All the plane's occupants were 'medically assessed,' Quick said. Six people were taken to hospitals from the scene, two by helicopter and four by ground transport, city spokesperson Lyle Russell said. One of them was later airlifted to another facility. 'After arrival at the medical facility, personnel there determined one of the ones by ground needed care at a different facility, so they helicoptered that person after the fact,' Russell told the Daily News in an emailed statement on Monday. All other passengers had been treated for minor injuries such as 'bumps and bruises' at the scene, he added. 'No ground facilities or airport facilities were damaged, and there were no injuries were reported from the ground,' Russell said. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating, with the NTSB taking the lead, Quick said.
