The search is on for a missing plane in Alaska.
A Cessna aircraft operated by Bering Air carrying 10 people disappeared from radar while flying from Unalakleet to Nome over the North Sound inlet Feb. 7, according to local and state officials.
The flight took off at 2:37pm local time and Alaska State Troopers were notified of an “overdue aircraft” at 4pm, per KTTU. It’s last position was received at 3:16pm, according to FlightRadar24, when the plane was about 12 miles offshore, per the U.S. Coast Guard.
Local officials noted that both a ground and air search were underway in the region of western Alaska, despite low visibility and blistering conditions.
“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 Nome Volunteer Fire Department wrote in its initial update on Facebook. “Due to weather and visibility, we are limited on air search at the current time.”
The post noted that “National Guard and Coast Guard and Troopers have been notified and are active in the search.”
