NOME, Alaska — Search and rescue crews are looking for a Bering Air plane that was reported missing Thursday on its way from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska.
According to the Alaska Department of Public Safety, there were nine passengers and one pilot onboard.
The plane disappeared from radar at around 4:00 p.m. in Alaska, which would be about noon locally.
Search and rescue crews are working on getting the aircraft’s last known coordinates.
The Nome Volunteer Fire Department says its personnel were actively searching on the ground between Nome and White Mountain.
“Due to weather and visibility, we are limited on air search at the current time,” the fire department said online.
The department asked the public not to form individual search parties at this time, “due to weather and safety concerns.”
The National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard are also helping in the search.