Recovery operations continue while authorities work to determine the crash's cause against the backdrop of fierce Arctic conditions.
All 10 Passengers on Bering Air Flight Confirmed Dead in Alaska Plane Crash
All 10 Passengers on Bering Air Flight Confirmed Dead in Alaska Plane Crash
Search and recovery efforts are ongoing following the tragic incident involving a Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft in Alaska that resulted in the loss of all ten lives onboard.
Teams are continuing to recover the bodies of ten individuals who perished in a devastating plane crash in Alaska. The National Transportation Safety Board chair, Jennifer Homendy, indicated that the investigation is still in its "early stages," and the cause of the crash remains undetermined. The Cessna Grand Caravan, operated by regional carrier Bering Air, lost radar contact while flying from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday. Tragically, nine passengers and the pilot were onboard when the plane went down in Norton Sound, southeast of Nome. The deceased include Rhone Baumgartner and Kameron Hartvigson, who were working for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Homendy noted that recovery workers are facing challenging weather conditions, with wreckage located on an ice floe moving at five miles per day. Alaska's local leaders, including Governor Mike Dunleavy and Senator Lisa Murkowski, expressed their condolences, mourning the loss felt across the tight-knit Alaskan community.
