Coast Guard Finds Wreckage Of Missing Alaska Plane; All 10 On Board Killed

By Rich McKay and Brad Brooks

Feb 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska found the wreckage of a small plane atop frozen sea ice on Friday, after the aircraft suddenly lost altitude on Thursday and the crash killed all 10 people on board, officials said.

Two U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers who reached the wreckage could see three bodies inside, and the other seven were presumed to be inside the wreckage, Coast Guard spokesperson Mike Salerno told a press conference.

“Unfortunately, it does not appear to be a survivable crash,” Salerno said.

Clint Johnson, chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office, told the same press conference that 10 were dead.

“Unfortunately now since the wreckage has been found and 10 fatalities, it’s time for us to …