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Aircraft matching description of missing Alaska plane found, Coast Guard says
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The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said Friday afternoon that it had located an aircraft that matches the description of the Nome-bound plane that went missing after takeoff with 10 onboard on Thursday.
The flight, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome in Western Alaska when its position was lost about 12 miles offshore, according to the Coast Guard. Data from FlightRadar shows the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX last reporting info at 3:16 p.m. over the Norton Sound.
Earlier, officials said aerial searches carried out by C-130 Hercules planes from the National Guard and Air Force resulted in "no sightings."
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