A desperate search is underway Friday in Alaska for a missing Bering Air plane that vanished Thursday while carrying 10 people on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome.
A desperate search is underway Friday in Alaska for a plane carrying 10 people that vanished Thursday afternoon. The flight, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome in Western Alaska, when its position was lost about 12 miles offshore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Data from FlightRadar shows the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX last reporting info at 3:16 p.m. over the Norton Sound.
Norton Sound Health Corporation said it is 'ready to respond to a community medical emergency,' but did not give any other details. A National Transportation Safety Board investigator is also heading to Nome Friday, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The temperature was 17 degrees in Unalakleet with light snow and fog during takeoff, the Associated Press reported, citing the National Weather Service. 'We are hearing reports of a possible missing plane en route to Nome.
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