Wreckage of Missing Alaska Plane Found with No Survivors
The Cessna Caravan carrying 10 people disappeared Thursday during a flight between Unalakleet and Nome, with all passengers and the pilot now confirmed dead.
- The wreckage of a Bering Air Cessna Caravan, missing since Thursday, was found approximately 55 kilometers from Nome, Alaska.
- The aircraft, carrying nine passengers and one pilot, was reported overdue after losing contact roughly 40 minutes into its flight over Norton Sound.
- Rescue teams confirmed the deaths of three individuals found inside the plane, while the remaining seven are presumed dead but remain inaccessible due to the state of the wreckage.
- The flight was a regular route between Unalakleet and Nome, covering a distance of 235 kilometers across the Bering Sea coastline.
- This crash marks the third major aviation incident in the U.S. within 10 days, following deadly accidents in Washington and Philadelphia.