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  • 6 people are dead after a sightseeing plane crashes [Thursday] in Alaska

    08/07/2021 5:04:50 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 11 replies
    CNN ^ | August 5, 2021 | Andy Rose and Mallika Kallingal
    There were five passengers and one pilot aboard the aircraft, identified by officials as a floatplane, operated by the sightseeing company Southeast Aviation. There was mist and light rain in the area at the time of the crash, according to the Coast Guard, with moderate winds and two-mile visibility. The distress beacon had put the aircraft near Ketchikan in the vicinity of Misty Fjords National Monument, a popular tourist attraction often viewed from planes that can take off and land on water. The five passengers were guests aboard a Holland America Line cruise ship, the company confirmed. The Nieuw Amsterdam...