Just hours after finding 10 people dead in western Alaska from one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years, authorities are racing to recover their remains and the wreckage of the small commuter plane from unstable sea ice before expected high winds and snow.

A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located on sea ice on Friday and all 10 people on board died, authorities said. Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the US Coast Guard,

Three people were found inside the aircraft and "reported to be deceased," the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said on X. The remaining seven people were also believed to be inside but were "currently inaccessible due to the condition of the plane,