Alaska plane crash: Remains of all 10 victims recovered, say authorities
By : Sandhya
The mortal remains of all 10 people killed in the crash of a regional single-engine airline flight on the Bering Sea in Alaska have been recovered, authorities said. The turboprop plane, travelling from Unalakleet to the hub community of Nome, disappeared on Thursday afternoon. A day later, the wreckage of the plane was found by the recovery crews on an ice floe that was drifting about 5 miles (8 kilometers) a day.
The Nome Volunteer Fire Department announced on Facebook on Saturday afternoon, "All ten individuals aboard the Bering Air plane have been officially brought home," adding that the crews were still working on recovering the aircraft. Officials said that a Black Hawk helicopter will be deployed to move the aircraft now that the bodies have been recovered as well.
The flight's crash into the icy sea turned out to be one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years. And as the recovery crews worked towards safely removing the aircraft, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory.