All 10 victims on board the small plane that fell in ice OThe Bering Sea of F Alaska has been identified and their remains were found, the authorities said.
The voluntary fire brigade of Nome made the devastating announcement that the remains of one pilot and nine passengers were returned home on Saturday afternoon.
Only racing recovery teams to restore the bodies before a winter storm was expected to hit the region.
“All ten people on board the Bering Air plane have been officially brought home,” the fire brigade wrote in the social media around 3 p.m., while crews were still working on the aircraft.
Staatstroopers have also released the names of the 10 people on the plane that died in the wreck.
The pilot was identified as Chad Antill, 34. The remaining victims were Liane Ryan, 52; Donnell Erickson, 58; Andrew Gonzalez, 30; Kameron Hartvigson, 41; Rhone Baumgartner, 46; and Jadee Moncur, 52.
Ian Hofmann, 45; Talaluk Katchatag, 34; And Carol Mooers, 48 were also on the fatal flight.
Baumgartner and Hartvigson had traveled to Unalauweet to operate a heat distribution system that is vital for the water plant of the community and died, according to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
The small commuter plane that crashed in West -Alaska on a flight that was on its way to the Hub community of Nome
A Bering Air plane is preparing to arrive in Ambler on Saturday 9 April 2022 (stock image)
“The loss of these two incredible individuals and everyone else on board the plane will be felt everywhere in Alaska,” said David Beveridge, vice president of environmental health and engineering for the organization, in a statement.
Bering Flight 445 disappeared on Thursday while the traveling from Unala wart to Nome.
It was found the next day after an extensive search with all nine passengers and the pilot who did not survive, making it one of the deadliest aircraft crashes in the state in the state in 25 years.
The plane was found on an ice foam that drove about five miles a day and made difficult circumstances for recovery teams, said the national chairman of the Jennifer Homendy security council during a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
While the community tried to process the deadly event, crews quickly worked on unstable, slushy sea ice cream to restore the bodies and the wreck.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advice, with snow and winds up to 45 miles per hour that hit the region on Saturday evening, expected to go to Sunday evening.
The flight was a regularly planned fortress trip, according to Lt. Ben Endres of the Alaska State Troopers.
Ice is visible in the Bering Sea in January 2020, seen from a small plane plane near the coast of West -Alaska
Ice is visible in the Bering Sea in January 2020, seen from a small plane plane near the coast of West -Alaska
A photo of the coast guard showed the splintered body and rubble of the plane lying on the sea ice. Two people in brightly colored emergency equipment circled the wreck.
“It's hard to accept the reality of our loss,” we. Senator Lisa Murkowski said during a press conference.
Mayor John Handeland choked in Nome when he discussed the dead and the response effort.
'Nome is a strong community, and in challenging times we come together and support each other. I expect that the output of the support will continue in the coming days, because we all work to recover from this tragic incident, “he said.
The Cessna Caravan left Unalaletet on Thursday at 2.37 p.m. Civil servants lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air.
There was light snow and fog, with a temperature of 17 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service.
The coast guard said the plane was missing about 30 miles southeast of Nome.
Data from the US Civil Air Patrol showed that around 15.18 hours the plane 'had a sort of event so that they experience a fast loss of height and a fast speed loss,' Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin McINTYRE-COBLE said.
Small flights are relatively common in Alaska, because it is one of the most tangible ways to make ends meet (stock image)
He could not conclude what exactly happened and said he was not aware of emergency signals of the plane.
Aircraft wear an emergency channel. If exposed to seawater, the device sends a signal to a satellite, which returns that message to the coast guard to indicate that an aircraft can be in need. Such messages were not received by the Coast Guard, he said.
Reders searched for the last known location of the plane by helicopter when the wreck was seen, said Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the American Coast Guard. Two rescue swimmers were lowered to investigate.
The National Transportation Safety Board sent nine people to the stage from different states.
Flying is an essential mode of transport in Alaska because of the vastness of the landscape and the limited infrastructure, and it is common to travel by small aircraft.
The crash of the aircraft marks the third major crime of the US in eight days. A commercial jetliner and an army helicopter clashed near the capital of the nation on January 29, killing 67 people.
A medical transport plane collapsed in Philadelphia on January 31, where the six people on board and another person were killed on the ground.
Bering Air serves 32 villages in West -Alaska van Hubs in Nome, Kotzebue and Unala wart. Most destinations receive planned flights twice a day from Monday to Saturday.
Nome, a Gold Rush Town, is just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the end point of the 1,000-Mijl Iditarod
“Our hearts are heavy in grief while we process this heartbreaking news,” Bering Air wrote in a statement on her website.
“At the moment our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those affected by this tragedy.”
A telephone line has been set up to give updates and emotional support to people who had loved ones on board, said Bering Air. The company asked for privacy for all involved and said it was committed to supporting authorities.
Unalauweet is a community of approximately 690 people about 150 miles southeast of Nome and 395 miles northwest of Anchorage.
The village is on the Iditarod Trail, route of the world's most famous sled dog race, in which Mushers and their teams have to cross the frozen Norton sound.
Nome, a Gold Rush Town, is located just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the end point of the 1,000-Mijl Iditarod.
The city said that prayer wakes would be held on Friday for those on board the plane, friends and family and those involved in search efforts.
