off the coast of Alaska received on Monday, two water planes with a total of 16 passengers in the flight and into the water plunged. Three people died, reported as the “Anchorage Daily News”. Three people are still missing.
According to information from the coast guard ten people were also injured from the waters of George Inlet in Ketchikan saved.
Most of those on the planes were from the Royal Princess, a cruise ship docked in Ketchikan. 10 guests and a pilot were returning from a tour of Misty Fjords National Monument, according to the cruise line https://t.co/09Z4OoYGeE
— Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) 14. May 2019
in addition to numerous small boats, a helicopter of the coast was looking for a guard after the Missing. The exact circumstances of the accident, there is still no information, reported local media. The passengers of the two machines were the guests of a cruise ship who had booked a flight.
In the U.S. state of Alaska are very many water planes in use, with which you can reach the remote areas and even lakes and rivers more easily than with vehicles. (chk/sda)
Created: 14.05.2019, 03:44 PM