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Four killed in Seldovia plane crash identified
Alaska's News Source • • nation
Key Points:
- Four people, including the pilot and three passengers, died in a plane crash into Seldovia Slough, Alaska.
- The pilot was identified as 68-year-old Eric Middlebrook from Alaska, while the other victims—Ronald Schmidt (65), Lance Schmidt (20), and Daniel Simons (82)—were from California.
- The Piper PA-24 aircraft crashed into the water near Seldovia after departing from Merrill Field Airport.
- Troopers recovered the bodies after the tide lowered, and they have been sent for autopsy; next of kin have been notified.
- The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct an investigation into the cause of the crash.
