Troopers identify pilot and 3 passengers killed in Seldovia plane crash

The Seldovia Slough on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL)
Four people died in a plane crash in the Kenai Peninsula community of Seldovia Wednesday, state troopers say.
Troopers were alerted to the crash at around 1:18 p.m., according to a dispatch. A Piper PA-24 was heading to Seldovia from Merrill Field in Anchorage when it crashed and sank in the Seldovia Slough, troopers said.
Officials said troopers were able to recover the victims’ bodies from the wreckage at abo