Plane Carrying 10 People Missing in Alaska, Authorities Confirm

A plane with 10 people on board has gone missing in Alaska, authorities have confirmed.

On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Bering Air Caravan flight, heading from Unalakleet to Nome, was reported overdue at around 4 p.m. local time, per a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

The statement confirmed there were nine passengers and one pilot on board.

The Nome Volunteer Fire Department added in an initial post on Facebook, “We are currently responding to a report of a missing Bering Air caravan.”

“We are currently doing an active ground search from Nome and from White Mountain and have as much up to date information on the event as possible,” they added.

“Due to weather and visibility, we are limited on air search at the current time. National Guard and Coast Guard and Troopers have been notified and are active in the search. Norton Sound Health Corporation is standing by,” the department said.

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“We ask the public to please think of those who may be missing at this time, but due to weather and safety concerns please do not form individual search parties. Families are encouraged to seek support at Norton Sound Health Corporation,” the post added.

The department also said that “the pilot of the plane” had “told Anchorage Air Traffic Control that he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be clear,” stating that a C-130 Coast Guard plane was “planning to scope the area.”

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