Pilots described cloud ceilings as low as 600 feet above the ground in the valley where the aircraft was found.
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Five residents died in COVID-19 outbreak at Ketchikan’s Pioneer Home
A total of eight people have died from COVID-19 in Ketchikan as of Wednesday, according to the community’s pandemic dashboard.
New zine highlights Southeast Alaska LGBTQ community
The zine’s creators encourage anyone with a connection to Alaska to submit. They can send in whatever they care about and think would be meaningful to the community, whether that’s art or poetry or photography.
First cruise ships tie up at new dock outside of Ketchikan
The two-berth Mill at Ward Cove welcomed cruise ship passengers in early August.
Body of overdue Ketchikan boater recovered near Unuk River
A chartered helicopter assisting the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad reportedly found 52-year-old Derek Kelley’s body near Grant Creek on Sunday afternoon.
NTSB: Pilot in last week’s fatal floatplane crash was in another accident in July
Investigators flew over the site on Sunday, but poor weather and low visibility hampered efforts to land until Wednesday, when the weather began to clear.