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USA Today
08-02-2025
- General
- USA Today
Alaska plane crash updates: 10 people believed dead; crews work on recovery
Hear this story The crash of a small Alaska plane carrying 10 people was not believed to be survivable, authorities said after locating the wreckage. Crews turned to the task of recovering those on board on Saturday. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft operated by Bering Air dropped off the radar on Thursday afternoon after experiencing a rapid loss of altitude and speed over the Norton Sound on the western coast of Alaska, Lt. Benjamin McIntyre-Coble with the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday. A massive search over land and sea by state and federal agencies lasted for the next day in challenging weather conditions before officials said Friday that they discovered the mangled plane over ice 34 miles from Nome, where the plane was supposed to land on Thursday. Search crews found three people dead amid the wreckage and presumed the other seven were also dead, but said they were inaccessible because of the condition of the plane, the Coast Guard said. Recovery efforts were paused with the loss of daylight on Friday and would resume Saturday, according to the Nome Volunteer Fire Department. "From reports we have received, the crash was not survivable. Our thoughts are with the families at this time," the fire department said. The identities of the victims hadn't been released yet on Saturday, but Alaska State Trooper Lt. Ben Endres said Friday afternoon in a news conference that all occupants were adults on a regularly scheduled commuter flight. Families had been notified by Friday morning. The latest crash comes as U.S. air travel and aviation faces increased scrutiny following the collision of a passenger plane and a military helicopter outside Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people and the fatal crash of a Medevac jet in Philadelphia that killed seven people and injured more than 20 others.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Wreckage of missing Alaska commuter plane found with no survivors, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said Friday afternoon it had located the wreckage of the Nome-bound plane that went missing after takeoff with 10 people on board Thursday. In a post on X, the Coast Guard also reported that three deceased individuals were found inside the plane, which was located on sea ice about 34 miles southeast of Nome. "The remaining 7 people are believed to be inside the aircraft but are currently inaccessible due to the condition of the plane," USCG Alaska posted. "Our heartfelt condolences are with those affected by this tragic incident." Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Mike Salerno told the Anchorage Daily News it's clear there were no survivors of the crash. Bering Air Plane Carrying 10 People Vanishes Over Alaska; Rescue Crews Responding To 'Item Of Interest' The commuter flight, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome in western Alaska, when its position was lost about 12 miles offshore, according to the Coast Guard. Read On The Fox News App Data from FlightRadar shows the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX last reporting at 3:16 p.m. local time Thursday over Norton Sound. Earlier, officials said aerial searches carried out by C-130 Hercules planes from the National Guard and Air Force resulted in "no sightings." In a news conference Friday, officials said an "item of interest" had been found related to the search. Later, a Coast Guard rescue crew arrived at the wreckage site and lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate, The Associated Press reported. During the news conference, the Coast Guard said that data showed a "rapid loss in elevation and rapid loss in speed" for the aircraft at 3:18 p.m. Thursday. All 10 people aboard the turboprop plane — nine passengers and a pilot — were adults, and it was a regularly scheduled flight, Lt. Ben Endres of the Alaska State Troopers said Friday. The Associated Press contributed to this article source: Wreckage of missing Alaska commuter plane found with no survivors, Coast Guard says
