JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice and all 10 people on board died, authorities said.

On Friday, searchers probed miles of icy tundra and flew over expanses of ice-covered seas in western Alaska seeking any indication of a plane that vanished while transporting 10 people

A Bering Air flight with nine passengers and its pilot remains missing in Alaska - as officials revealed the plane suffered 'some kind of event' and 'rapidly lost altitude and speed'