Coast Guard finds missing plane in Alaska ice; 10 believed dead. Recap

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Search crews found a downed plane carrying 10 people that went missing along Alaska's western coast after rapidly losing altitude and speed, authorities said Friday.

Everyone aboard the plane is presumed to be dead, said Lt. Cmdr. Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Salerno told reporters Friday that a Coast Guard helicopter located the wreckage and lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate. They saw three people inside the plane who appeared to be dead. The remaining seven people are also believed to be inside but were not immediately accessible due to the extent of the plane's damage, Salerno said.

The plane was found about 34 miles southeast of Nome. A photo posted by the Coast Guard showed a heavily mangled small aircraft and black debris strewn across the snow under bright sunshine.