An official says debris believed to be from a small plane carrying four people that’s missing in Alaska has been found in a lake near where the aircraft took off from.
National Park Service spokesman John Quinley says searchers found the debris floating on Lake Clark Thursday.
He says the items are believed to belong to the occupants of the Piper PA-28 Cherokee.
The plane on Wednesday took off from Port Alsworth, which is situated on the 50-mile-long lake.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Quinley didn’t describe the type of debris, but he said it was not wreckage of the aircraft.
He says he has no new information on the status of the missing occupants.
Crews early Friday are resuming their search of the site, which is in Lake Clark National Park.
He says the families of the missing have been notified.
