A crashed airplane with three dead people inside has been found in western Alaska during the search for a flight that went missing Thursday with 10 people aboard, the Coast Guard said Friday.
The crashed plane was found around 34 miles southeast of Nome, the Coast Guard said in an update on X.
"3 individuals were found inside and reported to be deceased. Our thoughts are with those affected by this tragic incident," the Coast Guard said.
Attempts to contact the public affairs office for the Coast Guard district that covers Alaska were not immediately successful.
The Coast Guard said in the post that the crashed plane matched the description of a missing Bering Air Cessna Caravan with nine passengers and one pilot on board that took off from Unalakleet on Thursday and was headed to Nome about 140 miles to the west.
The conditions or more information about the seven other people possibly on board were not immediately clear.
Aircraft Information:
Airline: Bering Air
Code: 8E/BRG
Aircraft: Cessna 208B
Registration: N321BA
Serial Number: 208B5613
Engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A turboprop First Flew: January 2020
Age 5 Years
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