Coast Guard finds wreckage of missing Alaska plane; all 10 on board killed

Authorities inspect the wreckage of the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft operated by Berring Air, that suddenly lost altitude and went missing with 10 people on board on Thursday, near Nome, Alaska February 7, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska found the wreckage of a small plane atop frozen sea ice on Friday, after the aircraft suddenly lost altitude on Thursday and the crash killed all 10 people on board, officials said.

Two U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers who reached the wreckage could see three bodies inside, and the other seven were presumed to be inside the wreckage, Coast Guard spokesperson Mike Salerno told a press conference.