A plane carrying 10 people went missing in rural Alaska during a brutal winter storm, with search and rescue crews scouring the ground and medical personnel “standing ready”. The “overdue” aircraft, operated by Bering Air,

A plane was reported missing near Nome late Thursday afternoon, according to officials. Jim West, volunteer fire and ambulance chief in Nome, said a plane went down with 10 people onboard. The plane — a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft owned by Bering Air — was reported to have been flying from Unalakleet to Nome,

A search is underway in Alaska after a plane with 10 people on board did not arrive in Nome when scheduled, officials said.

Search and rescue crews are looking for a Bering Air plane that was reported missing Thursday on its way from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska.

A plane with 10 people on board has gone missing in Alaska, authorities have confirmed. On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Bering Air Caravan flight, heading from Unalakleet to Nome, was reported overdue at around 4 p.m. local time, per a statement from the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board. Alaska State Troopers received reports at 4 p.m. local time that a Bering Air Caravan heading from Unalakleet to Nome carrying nine passengers and a pilot was overdue, according to an online statement.

The Cessna, operated by Bering Air, went off the radar and lost radio contact minutes before it was scheduled to land in Nome.

Federal and local authorities said late Thursday they are searching for a plane with 10 people aboard that has gone missing in western Alaska.

Authorities are searching part of Alaska's western coast for an aircraft that went missing while carrying 10 people.

Authorities are searching rural Alaska for an aircraft that went missing while carrying 10 people. Officials say the Bering Air Caravan was reported missing at about 4 p.m.