Search intensifies for Alaska flight that disappeared carrying 10 people near Nome. Here's what we know.
The search in northwest Alaska intensified Friday for a plane that disappeared with 10 people on board, officials there say. Bering Air Flight 445 — a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan — was carrying nine passengers and a pilot from Unalakleet to Nome when it went missing on Thursday afternoon,
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The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air. The aircraft was 12 miles offshore, the U.S. Coast Guard said. It was operating at its maximum passenger capacity, according to the airline’s description of the plane.
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Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board Thursday afternoon. Alaska State Troopers received reports at 4 o’clock local time that a Bering Air Caravan heading from Unalakleet to Nome carrying nine passengers and a pilot was overdue, according to an online statement.
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The Nome Volunteer Fire Department said that it was actively conducting ground searches from Nome and White Mountain to find the missing Bering Air plane.
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The plane was on its way to Nome, Alaska, and was last spotted near the southern city. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department said the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Guard are also involved in search efforts.
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