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4 found dead in submerged plane after crash near Seldovia Airport
Anchorage Daily News • • general
Key Points:
- Four people died when a Piper PA-24 small plane crashed into Seldovia Slough near the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia on Wednesday.
- The plane, inbound from Merrill Field Airport in Anchorage, went down just after 1:15 p.m. and was submerged in 13 to 17 feet of water near Seldovia’s airport.
- Rescue attempts by bystanders were unsuccessful, and troopers arrived on scene by 4:30 p.m., using a patrol vessel and helicopter to respond.
- The four bodies were recovered around 6:30 p.m. after the tide dropped, and the State Medical Examiner will perform autopsies.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
