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Three Bay Area residents were among four people killed when a small plane crashed in a slough near the remote Alaska community of Seldovia on Aug. Alaska authorities identified the victims as Ronald Schmidt, 65, and Lance Schmidt, 20, both of San Jose, along with Daniel Simons, 82, of Los Gatos. The pilot, Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage, was also killed. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are The aircraft, a Piper PA-24, was traveling from Anchorage to Seldovia when it went down and sank in shallow water in the Seldovia Slough. Recovery efforts were initially delayed until the tide receded, which allowed emergency crews to safely reach the submerged wreckage.
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Latest update from PIX11: 2 killed in plane crash at LaGuardia Airport - PIX11. Latest update from CBS News: 3 people killed in plane crash near remote Alaska town were from Bay Area - CBS News. Three Bay Area residents were among four people killed when a small plane crashed in a slough near the remote Alaska community of Seldovia on Aug. Alaska authorities identified the victims as Ronald Schmidt, 65, and Lance Schmidt, 20, both of San Jose, along with Daniel Simons, 82, of Los Gatos. The pilot, Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage, was also killed. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are The aircraft, a Piper PA-24, was traveling from Anchorage to Seldovia when it went down and sank in shallow water in the Seldovia Slough. Recovery efforts were initially delayed until the tide receded, which allowed emergency crews to safely reach the submerged wreckage.
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Three Bay Area residents were among four people killed when a small plane crashed in a slough near the remote Alaska community of Seldovia on Aug. Alaska authorities identified the victims as Ronald Schmidt, 65, and Lance Schmidt, 20, both of San Jose, along with Daniel Simons, 82, of Los Gatos. The pilot, Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage, was also killed. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are The aircraft, a Piper PA-24, was traveling from Anchorage to Seldovia when it went down and sank in shallow water in the Seldovia Slough. Recovery efforts were initially delayed until the tide receded, which allowed emergency crews to safely reach the submerged wreckage.
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