The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska's Department of Public Safety.
Authorities hope to recover the bodies of 10 people assumed killed, document evidence for investigation, and recover the plane wreckage while conditions are relatively safe.
Three people were found inside the aircraft and "reported to be deceased," the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said on X. The remaining seven people were also believed to be inside but were "currently ...