he NTSB is investigating the crash.
Multiple airport police and fire units, including a rescue boat, responded to the scene. Anchorage Fire Department units also responded to provide mutual aid, giving primary EMS care and patient transport.
Airport Police and Fire Chief Aaron Danielson credited good Samaritans with helping the victims immediately after the crash.
“The Airport Police and Fire would like to thank several good Samaritans that witnessed the crash and rendered immediate aid to the victims,” Danielson said in the release. “We are certain their quick actions to help the victims from the water assisted with the quick triage and medical care before they were transported for further medical aid.”
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Seven people escaped a float plane crash Tuesday morning on Lake Hood.
According to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Police and Fire, six passengers and the pilot were aboard the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver when it crashed on takeoff from Lake Hood, one of the world’s busiest seaplane bases, at 9:18 a.m.
The chartered flight, operated by Regal Air, was reportedly headed to Katmai National Park and Preserve. National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Clint Johnson described the party as “visitors” to the state.
The pilot told airport police that a strong crosswind caused the right wing to rise after takeoff.
Town officials are working with engineers to design and build a new dam 100 yards down the river from the nearly century-old existing dam.
In the interim, work was happening on the existing dam. That includes fixing or installing critical safety features such as an upgraded valve that would serve as a reservoir drain, replacing gates used to control lake levels.
But town records indicate those projects hadn’t been completed by the time Helene struck.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – Concern about Helene turned to potential catastrophe when officials announced the possibility of the Lake Lure dam failing and flooding more homes around the town last Friday. Officials now say the dam is stable but the fear of it failing left many families terrified for their loved ones.
According to multiple records WBTV found on the Town of Lake Lure’s webpage, the dam does not meet current state safety requirements. That is common for a dam originally completed in 1926 after safety requirements were updated in the 1970s but it underlies the safety risks that exists across the state any time a hurricane hits.
The Lake Lure Dam is far from a standout in the safety risk it poses if it fails.
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