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Six dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
A sightseeing plane has crashed in Alaska killing all six people onboard.
According to the Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration, the plane came down at the Misty Fjords National Monument, near Ketchikan.
The aircraft was a de Havilland Beaver, owned by Southeast Aviation.
"Our hearts are shattered at the loss of six people today. We are thinking of and grieving with the families of the five passengers and our dear friend and pilot aboard the aircraft," the company said.
The plane’s emergency alert beacon was activated late Thursday morning and wreckage was spotted about three hours later.
Coast Guard rescue swimmers were at the crash site and confirmed there were no survivors.
Authorities haven’t released the names of those onboard yet.
However Holland America Line confirmed that five passengers from cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam were on the float plane.
Small plane flights to Misty Fjords National Monument are a popular excursion with cruise passengers at Ketchikan.
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