AT LEAST 5 KILLED IN ALASKA PLANE CRASH
Baku, August 10 (AZERTAC). A private aircraft carrying a former head of NASA and, possibly, a former U.S. senator crashed Monday night in a rugged stretch of Alaska, according to CNN.
The accident left at least five people dead.
EADS North America said its chief executive officer, Sean O`Keefe, a former head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was a passenger on the aircraft. The family of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens would neither confirm nor deny reports that the ex-lawmaker was aboard.
The Stevens family issued a statement Tuesday offering their prayers for the crash victims.
“The Ted Stevens family offers their prayers for all those on board and for their families. We thank the brave men and women who are working to reach the site,” said a family statement read on CNN by Stevens` former chief of staff, Mitch Rose.
“We continue to work with the Alaska National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Alaska state troopers. We thank everyone for their support and prayers,” the statement said. .
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