Community members in Nome and Unalakleet are grieving a fatal Bering Air plane crash that left 10 dead. According to Alaska State Troopers, the plane consisted of nine passengers and a pilot. Troopers added that it was a regularly scheduled flight that flies twice a day.

The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air. The aircraft was 12 miles (19 kilometers) offshore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

During a news conference at Nome City Hall Friday afternoon, Lt. Cmdr. Mike Salerno said a Coast Guard helicopter lowered two rescuers onto the sea ice. They identified three people inside the aircraft, and the rest are presumed to also be within the wreckage.