JUNEAU, Alaska — Officials on Friday plan to resume recovery efforts at a remote site in southeast Alaska where a sightseeing plane crashed, killing all nine people aboard.
The identities of those involved have not been made public. Alaska State Troopers say efforts to notify next of kin are ongoing.
Chris John, with the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad, says recovery crews plan to access the crash site on an 800-foot cliff above a lake by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft.
They will have to hike over steep, muddy terrain to reach the location.
John says the plane is sitting at a steep angle and crews will have to stabilize the body of the aircraft.
Wind and rain ended recovery efforts Thursday night. Clouds are a concern Friday but winds have subsided.
