Five dead, another missing after Alaska float planes collide mid-air
Five people are dead, one more is missing and 10 are hospitalized following a collision between two float planes carrying tourists in Alaska on Monday afternoon. The U.S. Coast Guard is helping search the premise after the collision close to George Inlet, which is near the city of Ketchikan.
The collision happened in mid-air, according to Allen Kenitzer of the Federal Aviation Administration. The Ketchikan Fire Department said 10 people were found and the search ensued for the remaining folks around 3:30 p.m. local time Monday. "A case like this, we will search as long as we can," Coast Guard Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios said, adding the Coast Guard and other assisting crews will first work to recover all missing passengers.
The Anchorage Daily News reported that it’s currently flightseeing season in the country’s largest state.
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