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  • Coast Guard calls off search for trio who went missing flying from Juneau to Yakutat

    Francisco Martinezcuello, Chilkat Valley News|Jul 25, 2024

    The Coast Guard and partner agencies that have been looking for a missing plane bound for Yakutat called off the search late Monday evening. The plane, owned by longtime Haines pilot Sam Wright and carrying Yakutat couple Hans Munich and Tanya Hutchins, stopped emitting its radar signal near Mount Crillon at the southern end of the Fairweather Mountain Range. The three left Juneau on Saturday and were reported overdue that evening. Both Wright and Munich are pilots with decades of experience flying in Southeast Alaska. Coast Guard public...

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