Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Former Sen. Ted Stevens In Plane Crash

Reuters has the report:
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.

2 comments:

  1. 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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