The pilot and three passengers killed when a small plane crashed in shallow waters near a remote coastal town in Alaska have been identified. Alaska Department of Public Safety on Thursday identified the pilot as Eric Middlebrook, 68 of Anchorage.
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Air Force officer among those killed in Alaska plane crash
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Alaska officials identify 4 men killed in a small plane crash near coastal town
The pilot and three passengers killed when a small plane crashed in shallow waters near a remote coastal town in Alaska have been identified. Alaska Department of Public Safety on Thursday identified the pilot as Eric Middlebrook, 68 of Anchorage.
Alaska officials identified pilot Eric Middlebrook, 68, and three California passengers, Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82, who were killed in the plane crash near the town of Seldovia.
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