The head of plane manufacturer EADS North American unit, Sean O'Keefe, and former Republican Senator Ted Stevens were aboard a plane that crashed in Alaska, and it was not immediately known if they survived, a congressional source said on Tuesday.
O'Keefe is the former head of NASA.
Half of those aboard the plane were killed in the crash and a doctor is apparently on the scene, though rescuers are having trouble reaching the site because of bad weather, the source said, declining to be further identified.
Stevens, 86, was on a fishing trip in Alaska with former members of his staff and their family, the congressional source said, adding that the plane either crashed by a lake or into the water. Stevens' wife, Catherine, was not on the plane.More as it develops.
[UPDATE] A family spokesman is confirming that Stevens was killed in the plane crash.
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Just saw on the Fox news ticker, Ted Stevens died.
You know, it took me a while to remember who he was.
Still, my condolences to their family, for whatever it is worth.
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