A routine flight over Alaska\u2019s remote wilderness took a chilling turn when a small passenger plane vanished from radar. With 10 people on board, the aircraft never reached its destination.<\/p>\n
Days later, search crews made a somber discovery.A small passenger plane that vanished over Alaska\u2019s Bering Sea has been located after an extensive search.<\/p>\n
The aircraft, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Bering Air, was carrying 10 people, including the pilot, when it disappeared Thursday afternoon near Nome.Authorities launched an urgent search, scouring the coastline for any sign of the missing plane.<\/p>\n
On Friday, multiple agencies provided an update, revealing that a search aircraft had identified an \u201citem of interest\u201d linked to the missing flight.The Cessna had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., bound for Nome, according to Bering Air\u2019s Director of Operations, David Olson. Data from FlightRadar showed its last recorded position at 3:16 p.m. over Norton Sound before it vanished from radar. Read more below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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