4 people missing, a helicopter crashed in Alaska, USA Clint Johnson | Helicopter | Alaska, USA
According to US media reports on the 21st, a helicopter crashed into a shallow lake in the North Slope area of Alaska on the evening of the 20th local time. One pilot and three state government officials on board are all missing.
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources stated in a statement on the 21st that the helicopter in question was leased by the agency. Apart from the pilots, there are three personnel on board engaged in field geological exploration. On the evening of the 20th, the plane did not return as planned. On the 21st, the Associated Press quoted North Slope's head of foreign affairs, Forsk, as saying that search and rescue personnel found helicopter wreckage from the air, but no survivors or victims have been found yet.
Clint Johnson, the head of the National Transportation Safety Commission in Alaska, said that the Bell 206L-4 helicopter took off from Yutkiagwik on the 20th and plans to return to the area.
Fosk said that local search and rescue agencies are cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Commission to investigate the plane crash. The company that owns the helicopter in question stated on its official website that an emergency response team has been activated, and the names of the pilot and passengers will be announced after notifying relatives.