Wreckage of Missing Park Service Flight Found

A passing helicopter pilot on Tuesday night spotted the wreckage of a floatplane that vanished carrying four people more than a month ago in Southwest Alaska. There was no sign of survivors, the National Park Service says.

The de Havilland Beaver disappeared Aug. 21 after taking off from Swikshak Lagoon for what was to be a short flight across rugged terrain to King Salmon. On board were pilot Marco Alletto and three National Park Service employees: Mason McLeod, 26, and brothers Neal Spradlin, 28, and Seth Spradlin, 20.

King Salmon helicopter pilot Sam Egli was flying a trip unrelated to the search at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when he spotted the wreckage along the northeast coast of Katmai National Park, the Park Service said.

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