阿拉斯加飛機失事,10人遇難

一架於週四下午失蹤的Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan的殘骸,於週五在阿拉斯加諾姆東南約34英里的海冰上被發現。美國海岸警衛隊確認,機上10人——9名乘客和1名飛行員——全部在墜機中遇難。這架飛機從烏納拉克利特飛往諾姆,起飛約38分鐘後失去無線電聯繫,最後一次被雷達偵測到是在當地時間下午3:16,當時飛機經歷了高度和速度的急劇下降。

搜救行動由海岸警衛隊、國民警衛隊、美國空軍和當地志願者參與,但由於惡劣的天氣條件,包括雪、凍雨和能見度低,行動受到阻礙。兩名海岸警衛隊潛水員被直升機降落到殘骸處,確認了機內三人的死亡。其餘七人據信也在墜機中遇難,但由於飛機的狀況,無法進行進一步的搜救工作。

Bering Air是一家服務於阿拉斯加偏遠社區的地區航空公司,運營飛往該州32個村莊的航班。這次墜機事件突顯了阿拉斯加對航空旅行的依賴,該州超過80%的社區無法通過公路到達。國家運輸安全委員會已對此次事件展開調查。

這起悲劇發生在美國航空安全受到高度關注的背景下,最近幾週還發生了另外兩起致命的航空事故。當局尚未公佈機上人員的身份,但已通知其家屬。阿拉斯加州州長邁克·鄧利維表示哀悼,稱這次損失對該州來說是「令人心碎的」。

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