Officials said the crews are still working to restore the bodies of 10 people who were killed in a plane crash in Alaska.
Jennifer Humandi, head of the National Transport Safety Council, said that the investigation into the incident was in his “early stages” and was too early to know the reason for this.
The Cessna Grand Caravan, run by the Bering Air regional operator, was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday when it lost the radar connection.
He was nine passengers and pilots on the plane when it crashed in Norton Sound, about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of sleep, a city of about 3500 on the western coast in Alaska.
Among the dead were Ron Bumgartner and Cameron Hartivson, two employees of the Kiss Health Union in Alaska.
The non -profit organization said on Friday that they had traveled to Unalakleet to carry out maintenance work on a water factory.
Mrs. Humandi said that nine investigators are at the scene, supported by specialists in Washington, DC.
“The recovery efforts are still ongoing, as the priority was the recovery of the victims,” she said during a press conference in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
She said: “I would like to stop a moment and spend deepest condolences to the people who lost our loved ones in this tragedy.”
Ms. Humandi said that the recovery workers were dealing with the deteriorating weather conditions and that the debris had landed on a snow floor that moves at a rate of five miles a day.
In a statement, Bering Air, who runs commercial trips and a charter, expressed her condolences and said that she would cooperate with the investigation of the accident.
ReutersAlaska state soldiers said he was notified of a “late” plane at 16:00 local time on Thursday (01:00 GMT).
Nome volunteer firefighting department said that the pilot told air traffic monitors that he “intends to enter a knoty pattern while waiting for the runway.”
The US Coast Guard later said the plane had a rapid loss and speed before losing contact.
Footage of vision shots in the area soon showed the accident.
Sinator Alaska Lisa Morkovsky shared her condolences after the accident.
“Alaska is a big small city,” she wrote online.
Alaska governor, Mike Dniple, said he was “saddened” because of the disappearance of the journey.
“Our prayers with the passengers and the pilot and their loved ones during this difficult time,” he said.
UNakleet and Nome are about 150 miles from each other via Norton Sound, an entrance to the Beer Sea on the western Alaska coast.
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