華盛頓州小飛機墜毀1死9失蹤 海岸防衛隊持續搜救
美國海岸防衛隊指出,1架小型飛機在華盛頓州海岸墜毀,造成1人喪生,搜救人員正在搜尋失蹤的另外9人。
法新社報導,海岸防衛隊指出,於當地時間下午約3時11分接獲通報後,派出直升機和船艇對相關區域展開搜尋。當地搜救人員也赴現場救援。
After calling off the search for survivors, the U.S. Coast Guard released the names of 10 victims who were aboard a seaplane that crashed on Sunday in Puget Sound. Nine adults, including the pilot, and one child were identified by authorities. https://t.co/8ZTEhs0QGe
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 6, 2022
海岸防衛隊在聲明中指出:「隊員在現場發現1名死者,另有9人仍然下落不明,已經劃定安全區域以利搜救作業。」墜機原因當下無法確定。
這架小飛機原定飛往西雅圖附近的倫頓市立機場( Renton Municipal Airport ),飛行至太平洋普傑海峽( Puget Sound )上方時失事墜毀。
航班追蹤應用程式 Flightradar24 表示正密切注意這起墜機事件,並稱於當地時間今天下午3時8分在相關區域追蹤到一架機齡55年的德哈維蘭 DHC-3 水獺型( de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter )單引擎螺旋槳飛機的最後訊號,飛機當時飛行高度為30.5公尺。
We are following reports of plane crash in Mutiny Bay, north of Seattle. The aircraft involved is a 55 years old de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter with registration N725TH. We received last signal at 22:08 UTC. It was indicating a vertical speed of -7744 fpmhttps://t.co/XDBLgGLF5s pic.twitter.com/bwEhxC5FQk
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) September 4, 2022