AK - 9 killed in Alaska sightseeing plane crash, recovery continues

[zwiebel]

All nine people aboard an Alaska sightseeing float plane have been confirmed dead after the plane crashed near Ketchikan in southeast Alaska, Thursday. Tour operators Promech Air have released a statement saying there are no survivors although the wreckage hasn't yet been reached.

The eight passengers were all tourists from a Holland America Line cruise ship, taking a tour of the Misty Fjords.

Wreckage has been spotted by helicopter on a remote granite cliff face but initial recovery attempts have been hampered by bad weather and rough terrain. The operation continues. Names of victims have not yet been released.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/25/plane-crash-alaska/29312093/

 

[zwiebel]

Alaska Dispatch News (@adndotcom) tweeted:

Plane wreckage is "kind of hanging on the side of the mountain," rescue squad operator says bit.ly/1BFUEQx (https://twitter.com/adndotcom/status/614321219630956548?s=17)