Coast Guard says body of 4th victim recovered after 2 sightseeing planes collide in midair in Alaska.
Emergency response crews transport an injured passenger to an ambulance at the George Inlet Lodge docks, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Ketchikan, Alaska. The passenger was from one of two sightseeing planes reported down in George Inlet early Monday afternoon and was dropped off by a U.S. Coast Guard 45-foot response boat.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes. The Coast Guard says four people were killed after the floatplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided Monday near the southeast Alaska town of Ketchikan. Two others are missing.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigative “Go Team,” which investigates major accidents, is expected to arrive in Ketchikan on Tuesday afternoon.The passengers were from the cruise ship Royal Princess.
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