Missing Alaska plane's chilling radar map reveals exact spot it disappeared without trace
Missing Alaska plane's chilling radar map reveals exact spot it disappeared without trace
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Chilling flight radar images appear to show the exact spot where a plane flying to Nome, Alaska disappeared without a trace. A desperate search has been launched for the Bering Air flight from Unalakleet to Nome after it failed to land as scheduled at 4pm on Thursday. The aircraft was carrying nine passengers and a pilot. Crews from both the National Transportation Safety Board and Alaska State Troopers are working to identify the plane’s last known coordinates. And flight radar maps show exactly where it was when it lost contact with the flight tracking system before reaching its destination at Nome.
The plane appears to have made it most of the way from Unalakleet to Nome. Nome, with a population of just 3,600, is the closest major settlement to where it dropped off the radar. White Mountain, to the north of the plane's last tracked location, has a population below 200. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department is conducting an "active ground search" from Nome to White Mountain. It said in a statement: "We are currently responding to a report of a missing Bering Air caravan. There were ten people on board and aircraft was in route from Unalakleet to Nome.
"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. Due to weather and visibility, we are limited on air search at the current time. National Guard and Coast Guard and Troopers have been notified and are active in the search. Norton Sound Health Corporation is standing by. "We ask the public to please think of those who may be missing at this time, but due to weather and safety concerns please do not form individual search parties. Families are encouraged to seek support at Norton Sound Health Corporation.".
