In one of the deadliest airplane crashes in Alaska in 25 years, all 10 people aboard a Bering Air commuter flight were killed after the small plane went down on unstable sea ice near Nome. Desperately racing against deteriorating weather conditions, emergency crews worked to recover the victims' bodies and the wreckage. Among the deceased were two workers critical to the local water system. The community and officials expressed deep sorrow and concern over the tragedy, emphasizing the loss felt across the region.
The conditions out there are dynamic, so we've got to do it safely in the fastest way we can," Jim West, chief of the Nome volunteer fire department, said on Friday.
These two members of our team lost their lives serving others," David Beveridge, vice-president of environmental health and engineering for the organization, said in a statement.
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