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August 27, 2026 by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 was heading to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage when it crashed and sank in the Seldovia Slough, troopers said. Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California — Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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August 27, 2026 by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say. Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch . A Piper PA-24 was heading to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage when it crashed and sank in the Seldovia Slough, troopers said. Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at about 6:30 p.m. after the tide had fallen. Pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage was found dead with three passengers from California — Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82.
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