Bodies of 2 missing after Alaska float plane collision found; 6 dead in crash

The bodies of two people missing after two float planes collided in mid-air over Alaska on Monday have been found, bringing the total confirmed deaths to six, authorities said.

Search-and-rescue teams recovered the remains of two people who were missing after the collision over George Inlet, the borough of Ketchikan said in a statement Tuesday evening.

Four deaths had previously been confirmed in the crash, which occurred Monday afternoon about eight nautical miles from Ketchikan, Alaska, at the southeastern end of the state, the Coast Guard and other officials have said. The planes were conducting sightseeing tours for cruise ship passengers.

Ten people were rescued, the Coast Guard said. Before the two bodies were found, the Coast Guard had said it and others were looking for two people.

A Beaver float plane and an Otter float plane collided, the Coast Guard said.

The borough of Ketchikan said in the statement that of the 10 injured, three remained at a local hospital in fair condition and three patients were discharged Tuesday.

Four patients were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and that hospital said Tuesday that one person is in intensive care in serious condition but showing signs of improvement, and three patients are listed as being satisfactory.

"Our community is heartbroken over this tragedy and its devastating impact on so many families," Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor David Landis said in a statement.

The float planes were carrying passengers from the Royal Princess on a seven-day roundtrip cruise out of Vancouver, according to Princess Cruises.

Princess Cruises said in a statement that "All of us at Princess Cruises are deeply saddened by this tragic news and we are extending our full support to the investigating authorities as well as the traveling companions of the guests involved."