Missing Alaska aircraft found with all 10 people on the ship assumed dead | Airline news
The deadly collision is the third air disaster in the US in just over a week.
A small aircraft wreck that disappeared in the United States with 10 people on board was found without survivors, the authorities said.
The United States Coast Guard in Alaska announced on Friday that she had found a plane wreck near Nome, about 885 kilometers (550 miles) northwest of Anchorage.
The spokesman for the coastal guard Mike Salerno said at a press conference that two of his staff had sufficiently approached the wreck to see three bodies.
“Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to have survived a fall,” Salerno said.
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said he and his wife were “broken”.
“Our prayers are with families, friends and communities that mourn this tragedy,” Dunleavy said on X.
“We are grateful to the searches that have worked tirelessly to find the aircraft. I ask all Alaska to keep those affected in their thoughts and prayers. “
Senator Lisa Murkowski, who represents Alaska, also expressed sadness for news.
“Alaska is a big small town. When the tragedy hits, we are never removed from the Alaskans directly. But that also means that we gather as a community for sadness and treatment,” Murkowski said on X.
Privately managed Grand Caravan Cessna 208b, who wore nine passengers, and one pilot disappeared on Thursday afternoon, while on his way from unalaet to nom.
The last known place of the aircraft was over 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the nad.
The collision is the third air disaster in the US in just over a week.
28 January Regional Commercial Jetliner Clashed in the peace With the US Army helicopter near Washington, DC, killing 67 people.
Two days later, medical transportation The plane crashed into a busy neighborhood in Philadelphia, Killing six people on board and one person on the ground.
