The bodies of 2 people missing after 2 float planes collided in mid-air over Alaska have been found, bringing the total confirmed deaths to 6, authorities said.
, which occurred Monday afternoon about eight nautical miles from Ketchikan, Alaska, at the southeastern end of the state, the Coast Guard and other officials have said. The planes were conducting sightseeing tours for cruise ship passengers.
There were a total of 16 people on the planes: Ten passengers and one pilot on a Taquan Air plane and four passengers and a pilot on a Mountain Air Service plane, officials said. The two planes, an Otter owned and operated by Taquan Air and a Beaver owned and operated by Mountain Air Service, were both inbound to Ketchikan and collided between 3,200 and 3,300 feet around 12:20 p.m. Monday, National Transportation Safety Board Member Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday.The NTSB has launched a team to investigate, but Homendy noted Tuesday that the information about the mid-air crash is preliminary at this point.
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