The Alaska State Troopers, NTSB, and Alaska National Guard aircraft and personnel conducted recovery efforts today at the site of the Bering Air plane crash on the ice of Norton Sound, near Nome.
Bering Air continued light operations today to serve the needs of those in the far-flung communities. At Noatak, the community came out to the airstrip and surrounded the plane and prayed for the pilot and the air service.
Meanwhile, two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, a Nome-based UH-60L Black Hawk, an HC -130J Combat King II and a team of para-rescuemen worked to recover the victims from the crash site.
The bodies have been recovered and brought to Nome where they were positively identified by Alaska State Troopers. The bodies will now be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage for autopsies. Next of kin has been notified.
The names of the crash victims:
34-year-old Chad Antill of Nome (pilot)
52-year-old Liane Ryan of Wasilla
58-year-old Donnell Erickson of Nome
30-year-old Andrew Gonzalez of Wasilla
41-year-old Kameron Hartvigson of Anchorage
46-year-old Rhone Baumgartner of Anchorage
52-year-old Jadee Moncur of Eagle River
45-year-old Ian Hofmann of Anchorage
34-year-old Talaluk Katchatag of Unalakleet
48-year-old Carol Mooers of Unalakleet
I’m so sorry for their families and friends and I pray they manage to find some peace and healing in their hearts and souls.
Alaskans from all parts of our state. RIP.
Good Bless their Souls
RIP
So overwhelming. Praying for all the affected families.