Authorities are searching for an airplane carrying 10 people that went missing on its way to Nome, Alaska, according to officials.
The Alaska Department of Public Safety said that a Bering Air flight traveling from Unalakleet to Nome did not land as planned at 4 p.m. on Thursday, prompting a frantic search by local and federal officials to find the missing plane.
Search and rescue crews from Alaska State Troopers and the National Transportation Safety Board are working to identify the plane’s last known coordinates, according to the statement.
It's possible that the Bering plane, carrying nine passengers and one pilot, was possibly affected by adverse weather and visibility problems, according to the Nome Volunteer Fire Department.
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In a Facebook statement, the fire department wrote, “We are currently doing an active ground search from Nome and from White Mountain and have as much up-to-date information on the event as possible.”
The department said that the Alaskan National Guard and Coast Guard are involved in the search for the plane headed to Nome, which vanished without a trace.
The flight from Unalakleet to Nome failed to land as scheduled at 4 p.m. on Thursday, sending local and federal officials into a mad dash to locate the missing aircraft - Alaskas News Source
Meanwhile, fire officials are advising against forming search parties due to severe weather conditions that could lead to more people going missing, according to Anchorage Daily News.
Medics with Norton Sound Health Corporation are currently on standby to render aid to the plane occupants in anticipation of a possible crash scenario.
As of early Friday, officials have officially reported the plane as "overdue," but it has not yet been classified as a crash or an accident.
Please pray they are found safe.
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