Missing plane carrying 10 found on sea ice in Alaska, 3 dead

.

The wreckage of a plane was located on sea ice that matches the description of the one that went missing in Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome with 10 aboard, authorities said on Friday.

Three bodies were found inside the aircraft.

Cameron Snell, a spokesperson for the US 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.

The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was travelling from Unalakleet on Feb 6 afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot