Tourists dead after two seaplanes on scenic flights crash in midair

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A pilot and four tourists die when two sightseeing planes collide in midair while on a scenic trip to a remote Alaskan wilderness area.

Five people have been killed and one is missing after two seaplanes carrying tourists on a sightseeing trip collided in midair off the coast of Alaska.They were taking tourists on a sightseeing flight to the Misty Fjords National MonumentThe US Coast Guard said nine of the 10 people aboard one of the aircraft had been rescued and were receiving medical treatment, but four passengers and the pilot of the other small plane died.

The crash site is in the vicinity of a popular tourist lodge that runs excursions to the nearby Misty Fjords National Monument. "We are deeply saddened to report this news and our thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their lives and the families of those impacted by today's accident," cruise operator Princess Cruises said in a statement.

 

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