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08-02-2025
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Missing Alaska Plane: All 10 Passengers Believed Dead in Crash
Originally appeared on E! Online A missing plane in Alaska has been found in a wreckage. Less than 24 hours after a Bering Air plane carrying 10 people disappeared from radar after leaving Unalakleet, Alaska, the Cessna aircraft was found crashed 34 miles from its destination of Nome, the United States Coast Guard confirmed in a statement. "#USCG has ended its search for the missing plane," the Coast Guard wrote on X (formerly Twitter) Feb. 7, "after the aircraft was located approx. 34 miles southeast of Nome." And though only three of the 10 passengers were found dead inside the wreckage, per the maritime military branch, there are believed to be no survivors from the caravan, which had been traveling over the North Sound on its way to Nome but never arrived. "The remaining 7 people are believed to be inside the aircraft but are currently inaccessible due to the condition of the plane," the statement continued. "Our heartfelt condolences are with those affected by this tragic incident." The aircraft took off from Unalakeet at 2:37 p.m. local time. Less than two hours later, Alaska State Troopers were notified of an "overdue aircraft," whose last known position was 12 miles offshore at 3:16 p.m., per KTTU. More from E! Online Critics Choice Awards 2025: Complete Winners List Critics Choice Awards 2025: See All the Celebrity Red Carpet Fashion Adam Brody Proves Everybody Wants What He Has With Leighton Meester in 2025 Critics Choice Awards Speech An investigation into the missing plane began shortly after, with local officials noting that both a ground and air search were underway in Alaska, despite challenging conditions. "We are currently doing an active ground search from Nome and from White Mountain and have as much up to date information on the event as possible," the Nome Volunteer Fire Department wrote in an update on Facebook at the time. "Due to weather and visibility, we are limited on air search at the current time." And while the department understood the public's concern, they urged anyone who wasn't part of the official search to stay home. "We ask the public to please think of those who may be missing at this time," the department continued, "but due to weather and safety concerns please do not form individual search parties." Additionally, White Mountain fire chief Jack Adams emphasized that the investigation was a top priority for the department. "They're prepared to be out all night," he told KTTU's Alaska's News Source. "They will search here until they find them or somebody else finds them." For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
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07-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Authorities Searching in Alaska for Missing Plane Carrying 10 People
Originally appeared on E! Online The search is on for a missing plane in Alaska. A Cessna aircraft operated by Bering Air carrying 10 people disappeared from radar while flying from Unalakleet to Nome over the North Sound inlet Feb. 7, according to local and state officials. The flight took off at 2:37pm local time and Alaska State Troopers were notified of an "overdue aircraft" at 4pm, per KTTU. It's last position was received at 3:16pm, according to FlightRadar24, when the plane was about 12 miles offshore, per the U.S. Coast Guard. Local officials noted that both a ground and air search were underway in the region of western Alaska, despite low visibility and blistering conditions. "We are currently doing an active ground search from Nome and from White Mountain and have as much up to date information on the event as possible," the Nome Volunteer Fire Department wrote in its initial update on Facebook. "Due to weather and visibility, we are limited on air search at the current time." The post noted that "National Guard and Coast Guard and Troopers have been notified and are active in the search." More from E! Online Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra Are "Taking a Pause" in Relationship With Daughter Carly Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra React to Daughter Carly's Adoptive Parents Blocking Them Kanye West Claps Back at Critics Over Wife Bianca Censori's "Invisible" Grammys Dress "We ask the public to please think of those who may be missing at this time," the department added, "but due to weather and safety concerns please do not form individual search parties. Families are encouraged to seek support at Norton Sound Health Corporation." In a subsequent post, the NVFD that "the pilot of the plane told Anchorage Air Traffic Control that he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared." White Mountain fire chief Jack Adams said that search efforts were intended to last through the night. "They're prepared to be out all night, they will search here until they find them or somebody else finds them," he told KTTU's Alaska's News Source. "If they don't find anything, we'll probably rally another crew to go and help." Adams added, "We're hoping [the plane] is on land, being in the water would be the worst-case scenario." Nearly five hours later around 12:55am local time Feb. 7, the Nome Volunteer Fire Department revealed that it did "not have any updated information on the location of the missing aircraft." "Crews are still searching on the ground," the department shared, "canvassing as much area as possible." The update added that the C-130 Coast Guard plane "reported they found nothing so far" and that the Airforce also sent a C-130 that had "resumed the search" but "reported no visuals." The NVFD expected to provide another update around 9am local time, and Adams hammered home how difficult the search conditions were. Nearly five hours later around 12:55am local time Feb. 7, the Nome Volunteer Fire Department revealed that it did "not have any updated information on the location of the missing aircraft." "Crews are still searching on the ground," the department shared, "canvassing as much area as possible." The update added that the C-130 Coast Guard plane "reported they found nothing so far" and that the Airforce also sent a C-130 that had "resumed the search" but "reported no visuals." The NVFD expected to provide another update around 9am local time, and Adams hammered home how difficult the search conditions were. "Word is, all the aircraft are grounded, there's zero visibility," the fire chief said. "Basically, you can't see anything from the air or the ground, and in the dark looking for something in zero visibility is a tough job."
