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All 11 on board survive plane crash in U.S. state of Alaska
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – All the 11 people on a float plane
crashed in the U.S. state of Alaska were rescued on Tuesday, the U.S. Coast
Guard said in a press release.
Two Coast Guard helicopter crew members safely hoisted the 11 people from
the side of a mountain and the survivors were then taken to a staging area
before being transferred to a hospital. All of them were reported to have
minor injuries.
The crash site is 2,000 feet (610 meters) above sea level in a mountainous
area.
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