Rescue teams were searching the waters of southeast Alaska for two passengers mi...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Rescue teams were searching the waters of southeast Alaska for two passengers missing after a pair of sightseeing planes crashed in midair, killing at least four people, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Ten people survived but were injured in the collision, which took place over open water during daylight hours on Monday, the Coast Guard said. At least four, including one of the pilots, were killed. The victims were not immediately identified. “At this point there is a variety of factors that go into survivability,” Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Matthew Schofield said. “But the reality is that Alaskan waters are very cold.”
Ten passengers and a pilot were aboard one float plane, a de Havilland Otter DHC-3, operated by Taquan Air. Four passengers and a pilot were aboard the second float plane, a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, run by Mountain Air Service of Ketchikan.The crash site, at Coon Cove about 300 miles south of Alaska’s capital, Juneau, lies near a tourist lodge that runs excursions to the nearby Misty Fjords National Monument.
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