NATION : Hawaii Plane Found, 11 Feared Dead
A search helicopter today found the wreckage of a sightseeing plane carrying 10 tourists and a pilot in a valley on the northeastern tip of Hawaii island. Authorities said there were no survivors.
The crashed orange Scenic Air Tours twin-engine Beechcraft C-18 was sighted in the vicinity of an 1,800-foot-high waterfall in the picturesque Waipio Valley at 6 a.m., the Hilo Fire Department said. It had been missing since Sunday.
“From aerial survey, there seemed to be no known survivors,” Fire Department Battalion Chief James Higashita said. “The helicopter crew is trying to find the nearest open terrain, road and trails so a ground crew can reach the site.”
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