Debris Matching Missing Plane with 10 Onboard Is Found in Alaska with 3 Bodies, Coast Guard Says

Mar. 15, 2025

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The United States Coast Guard says it has found debris matching the Bering Air plane that went missing outside Nome, Alaska.

The photo that accompanied the post showed two rescuers walking in the snow amid the plane wreckage, where the wing and tail were seen visible.

According to theAssociated Press, Cameron Snell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, said crews had not been able to fully open the plane and were continuing to search. “Right now we just know that there’s three."

In an update, the U.S. Coast Guardtweetedthat “the remaining 7 people are believed to be inside the aircraft but are currently inaccessible due to the condition of the plane.”

PEOPLE reached out to the U.S. Coast Guard Friday for comment.

The Bering Air Caravan flight was reported overdue at around 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, Feb. 6 while heading from Unalakleet to Nome, according to a previousstatementfrom the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS).

The plane’s last known position was “in the vicinity of Norton Sound, approximately 30 miles southeast of Nome,” the U.S. Coast Guard said in anews releaseon Friday, Feb. 7.

The aircraft was 12 miles offshore at the time of the incident, the U.S. Coast Guard added in athread on X.

TheNome Volunteer Fire Department(NVFD) said “the pilot of the plane told Anchorage Air Traffic Control that he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be clear.”

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is assisting with the investigation into the crash, authorities said at Friday’s press conference.

This story is developing.

source: people.com