A Cessna Caravan flight operated by Bering Air disappeared en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska, prompting a large-scale search and rescue operation. The flight, carrying 10 people, lost contact with air traffic control at 3:18 p.m. on Thursday while flying at 1,400 feet. Initial ground searches were hampered by weather conditions, but the Coast Guard and air support from Elmendorf Air Force base have joined the effort.
A search has been launched to locate a Bering Air flight from Unalakleet that failed to arrive in Nome Thursday afternoon, officials said.that Bering Air flight 455, a Cessna Caravan, was flying at around 1,400 feet when it stopped transmitting its location at 3:18 p.m. It was scheduled to arrive in Nome at 4:20 p.m.
The Caravan is a mainstay in Bering Air’s fleet and seats up to nine passengers. Danielle Sem, a spokesperson for the tribal nonprofit Kawerak, said in a statement that 10 people were aboard. Sem said the initial search was on the ground only “because of the weather and icing.” That effort includes crews from Nome and White Mountain. At 7:00 p.m., Sem said that a Coast Guard C-130 and air support from Elmendorf Air Force base would join the search.
“Ground crews have covered ground all along the coast from Nome to Topkok,” Sem wrote in the 7:00 p.m. update. Norton Sound Health Corporation has announced that it is preparing for a “community medical emergency.” Health corporation spokesperson Reba Lean said the hospital is setting up a space for family members in its third floor conference room.
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