The American authorities are looking for a small plane carrying 10 people who have been missing in the state of Alaska.
The American Coast Guard of the Alaska region said that a Cessna caravan profession was 12 miles (19 km) off a flight from Unalakleet to Nome when “its position was lost”.
The two cities are around 146 miles from each other across the Norton sound, an entrance to the Bering Sea on the west coast of Alaska.
The research and rescue teams “work to go to the latest known contact details” of the flight, state officials said in a statement.
They said they had been informed of a “late” plane operated by the airline Bering Air at 4:00 p.m. local time on Thursday (01:00 GMT).
The 10 people on board included nine passengers and a pilot, said the update of the Alaska Ministry of Public Security. There was no information immediately available on which was on board.
The Volunteer Fire Service of the City of Landing Nome said that the pilot had told air traffic controllers that “he intended to grasp a relaxation model while waiting for the track to be erased.”
The BBC contacted Béring Air to comment.
Giving information on its research and rescue mission, the Clower Guard said that a plane had been sent to search for the latest known positions of missing crafts.
The research plan – which includes specialized equipment to locate objects and people without visible conditions – will fly in a model of grid on water and shore.
Elmendorf Air Force Base to Anchorage also sent a flight support.
