The Coast Guard found that 10 planes crashed in Alaska the day after they didn’t arrive the day after they left in Alaska. It is believed that there are no survivors.
The plane’s wreckage was found about 34 miles southeast of the Gnome, with three people found dead inside, the Maritime Military Branch said.
The other seven people on the plane are “that are thought to be in an aircraft that was inaccessible due to the condition of the plane,” the Coast Guard said.
“The Coast Guard has determined that the severity of the wreckage exceeds the chances of survival,” he said.
The Bering Air Cessna Caravan took off from Unalakleet on the east coast of Norton Sound in western Alaska on Thursday, heading for Gnome about 140 miles away.
There were nine passengers and one pilot.
The flight took off from Unalakleet at 2:37pm on Thursday, with Bering Air Operations Director David Olson telling NBC affiliate Ktuu to Anchorage’s Ktuu.
“The aircraft experienced some event, with rapid losses in elevation and rapid losses in speed,” Benjamin McIntyre Cobre said at about 3:18pm on Thursday. said in a news briefing.
After the wreckage was discovered Friday, two Coast Guard swimmers were lowered by helicopters, where they found three dead people in the front section of the aircraft, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard in X’s post states, “To those who expressed their sincere sadness and deeds, to those affected by this tragic incident.”
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Friday that he and his wife, Rose, are “gotten by the loss of 10 people on Bering Air Flight.”
“Our prayers lie in our family, friends and communities who mourn this tragedy,” Dunleavy said in a statement.
The Norm Volunteer Fire Department said search and rescue teams are working to help with recovery efforts, with the support of the Alaska National Guard.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is launching a team to investigate crashes.
Nome and Unalakleet are not served by the state’s highway system, leaving air and water or snowmobiles behind, trailing the main transport form between the two.
“My heart is broken on Nome news,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski of R-Alaska said Friday.
“Alaska is a big, small town. When tragedy hit, we were never directly affected by Alaskans. She thanked all those who responded and bravely took the elements to find the plane. I stood up.
