KETCHIKAN, AK. (THECOUNT) — There are six confirmed fatalities and 10 confirmed injuries after an apparent two-plane collision near Ketchikan, Alaska.
The following are the six killed in the crash:
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Ryan Wilk 39-year-old male from Utah.
Simon Bodie, 56-year-old male from New South Wales, Australia.
Cassandra Webb, 62-year-old female from Saint Louis, Missouri.
Louis Botha, 46-year-old female, from San Diego, California.
Elsa Wilk, 37-year-old female, from Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Randy Sullivan, 46-year-old male, pilot, from Ketchikan, Alaska.
Geo quick facts: Ketchikan is an Alaskan city facing the Inside Passage, a popular cruise route along the state’s southeastern coast. It’s known for its many Native American totem poles, on display throughout town. Nearby Misty Fiords National Monument is a glacier-carved wilderness featuring snowcapped mountains, waterfalls and salmon spawning streams. It’s also home to rich wildlife including black bears, wolves and bald eagles – wikipedia.