The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, according to David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air. The aircraft was 12 miles (19 kilometers) offshore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

A PLANE with 10 people on board has vanished over Alaska sparking a frantic search amid dark and freezing conditions. Eerie flight radar footage of the Bering Air Caravan’s journey