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Four dead after small plane crashes in water next to Alaska town
Four people were killed when a small plane crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday.
TL;DR
- A small plane crashed into shallow water near Seldovia, Alaska, on Wednesday.
- Four people were killed in the crash, which occurred shortly after takeoff.
- The aircraft was submerged in about 15 feet of water.
- Rescue efforts were challenging due to the frigid water temperatures.
- Bodies were recovered approximately five hours after the crash as the tide receded.
- The victims' identities have not yet been released.
- The NTSB is investigating the crash.
- This incident follows another fatal plane crash in western Alaska the previous week.