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Anchorage, Alaska – Local, state and federal resources are actively looking for a missing aircraft in Westalaska, which can have up to 10 people on board.

The Cessna operated by Bering Air disappeared on Thursday afternoon after it was taken from Unalakleet and did not arrive in Nome.

The searches were complicated by cold weather and the lack of pings from the aircraft’s emergency station.

“The weather was quite difficult to bring resources to the area,” said a spokesman for the US Coast Guard on Friday.

The temperatures in the search zone around the Norton Sound were a cold 3 degrees Fahrenheit with sea temperatures at 29 degrees and a significant ice cover.

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Rescue teams fight through dangerous cold to search for a missing flight from Alaska with 10 people on board

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Despite the conditions, the authorities stated that the weather was not serious enough at the time of the start to prevent flights from lifting and landing.

The investigators suspect that an event on board the aircraft caused a rapid height of loss, but in the first few hours of searching, the agencies said that they had only a few clues.

Alaska State Troopers said the flight was a routine commuter route in which all travelers on board adults apply.

The search conditions improved considerably on Friday and offer better visibility, although the cold temperatures still required the efforts to base.

“Rose and I are broken by the disappearance of the Bering Air flight over Norton Sound,” said Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy in a statement. “In this difficult time, our prayers are passengers, the pilot and their relatives. We monitor the ongoing search and rescue efforts closely and are ready to support us in every conceivable way.”

File picture: A file photo of February 2, 2025 shows a mountain air – Cessna 208b aircraft at the Nome Airport in Alaska. A similar Bering air aircraft like the one authorities is looking for the coast of Alaska.

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Search and rescue efforts remain priority

The incident occurred during an unprecedented time with aircraft disaster across the country and triggered an increased examination of aviation safety.

On January 29, a military Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet near the Reagan National Airport in Washington and killed 67 people, and two days later a Medevac jet plunged into a quarter of Philadelphia and killed at least seven.

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The National Transportation Safety Board said that the investigators sent it to Alaska, but emphasized that the search and rescue efforts remain primarily before a long examination.

An NTSB official confirmed that the agency does not exclude any potential factors for the catastrophe.

“Bering Air stands with our community in this difficult time and remains the search efforts together with our committed search and rescue teams, including the coast guard, the Air Force and several state and federal authorities and we understand the concern and grief that brings this situation.

A review of the NTSB records shows that the aviation company was not involved in fatal commercial accidents and has a reputation for its security record.