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Get there. >> i said, go, go. lets get over there as fast as we can. >> larry, friends and crew will soon have a decision to make. should they attempt to rescue the victims with a possibility of leaking fuel and sharks in in the water or wait for a professional rescue team to get there? what would you do? >> i didnt think twice. i knew we had to get there. it was just go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and 4-year-old son logan just bough...

The water or wait for a professional rescue team to get there? what would you do? >> i didnt think twice. i knew we had to get there. it was just go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and 4-year-old son logan just bought a condo and made this part of honduras a home away from home. >> its a really nice island. very great beaches. wonderful scuba diving. >> two months before the crash, andy took his first ride on the float plane with his old...

That. jon: fox news alert it was less than a year ago that former alaska senator ted stevens and four other people were killed in that crash of a float plane on a mountain side in alaska. the national transportation safety board has been looking for the cause of that crash and its ruling is out now, no definitive cause can be determined. it is extremely rare for the ntsb to have investigators go through all of the records, the evidence, the mechanical parts ever the plane and find no specific re...

You either have to access them by plane or by boat. float planes have become the method of transportation, that is most popular in this state. over my left shoulder here you can see an otter, which is the type of plane that was carrying ted stevens, the late senator ted stevens and eight others, four of whom perished. its an occupational hazard, as ted stevens once said himself of life in alaska. these planes, in many cases, are very, very old. people who fly them say theyre very, very safe, but...

Many cities are inaccessible by car. there are not roads. you either access them by plane or by boat. float planes have become the method of transportation most popular in this state. over my left shoulder here you can see an otter which is the type of plane that was carrying ted stevens, late senator, and eight others, four of whom perished. its an occupational hazard as ted stevens once said himself of life in alaska. these planes in many cases are very, very old. people who fly them say theyr...

Plane crashed monday. >> the plane didnt catch fire, which was surprising. the whole area was inundated with fuel, we were actually afraid to use our cutting tools. >> reporter: former alaska senator ted stevens was one of the five people who died. former nasa chief sean okeefe and his son were among the four survivors. >> they were all conscious and they were all able to speak. i was primarily working on cutting the hole in the airplane. >> reporter: the plane may have crashed because of bad we...

Former ask senator ted stevens among the five people killed when that small plane went down monday night. dan springer is streaming live from anchorage streaming live with news from this story. what will they be looking at here. >> reporter: they will be looking into the weather, it was nasty out toward dillingham. people on the scene saying it was cloudy, low clouds, fog, rain, even wind gusts. these shregters -- investigators are trained to keep an open mind. theyll look at everything, includi...

100 feet, 150 feet, maybe. >> reporter: as you heard the pilot, he initially doubted that anyone had survived, but he said a rescue helicopter was the next to the site and spotted someone waving from inside the downed plane, and that started the long arduous process of rescuing those four survivors and removing the bodies of the five victims. tony. >> patrick, maybe you can tell us a bit more about where the plane was trying to land. >> reporter: this is a fishing trip that this group was on, an...

Alaska senator ted stevens and former head of nasa, sean okeefe, the two gentlemen were part of a fishing party, headed to a lakefront lodge, we understand, thats owned by gci, a cable television and telecommunications company, very big in alaska. the plane was owned by gci, a haf land twin ottera. well-known, much beloved, much hfd r-used float plane used in alaska and canada, a very powerful plane, capable of carrying quite a large load and lifting off and landing on short strips or in this ca...

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