The commuter flight that crashed on Alaska sea ice last week, killing all 10 aboard, was part of the workhorse network of short-hop flights that people in the immense and rugged state rely on to get to medical appointments,

The search continues Friday for a small plane that went missing in Alaska, with 10 people on board. The Bering Air flight was traveling from the village of Unalakleet to Nome when it was reported missing at around 4 p.m. local time Thursday, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety, State Troopers.

The bodies of all 10 people who were killed when a regional airline flight crashed off the coast of western Alaska have been recovered and identified, authorities said Saturday.