Katmai National Park and Preserve

Search Being Scaled Back For Missing Plane Over Katmai National Park

After two weeks of searching without spotting a clue, National Park Service officials on Friday announced that they were scaling back efforts in the hunt across massive Katmai National Park and Preserve for a lost plane and its four occupants.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2011 1:03pm

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Search Goes On For Missing Plane Over Katmai National Park

Favorable weather again greeted searchers Thursday as they headed off into the skies over Katmai National Park and Preserve, anxious to find any sign of a plane that went missing nearly two weeks ago.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 2nd, 2010 8:40pm

Cost of Search for Missing Plane Over Katmai National Park and Preserve Approaching $1 Million

A mixed bag of weather Tuesday limited the unrelenting search in Katmai National Park and Preserve for a missing plane and its four occupants, according to National Park Service personnel.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 31st, 2010 7:05pm

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Could Joe Miller Really Force the Federal Government to Hand Over Denali National Park to Alaska?

Alaska's latest political upstart, Joe Miller, wants to go Wyoming Gov. David Freudenthal one better. While Governor Freudenthal had threatened to sell state lands within Grand Teton National Park to the highest bidder, Mr. Miller wants the federal government to turn over all national parks to the Alaskan government.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 31st, 2010 2:15am

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Updated: Improving Weather Aids in Search for Missing Plane at Katmai National Park

Though good weather returned to Katmai National Park and Preserve on Monday, searchers again failed to detect any trace of a single-engine plane that vanished nine days ago on a flight to retrieve a work crew from a remote shore.

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By Jim Burnett - August 30th, 2010 7:45pm

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Weather Conditions Continuing To Hamper Search Efforts For Missing Katmai National Park Plane

Shifting weather conditions -- from good to bad to good again -- have hampered search efforts for a plane missing for more than a week over Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 29th, 2010 8:25pm

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Deterioriating Weather Conditions Affecting Search For Missing Plane at Katmai National Park and Preserve

An approaching low front that was spreading clouds and rain across Katmai National Park and Preserve was hampering search efforts Friday for a missing plane and its four occupants.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 27th, 2010 3:32pm

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Search For Missing Plane in Katmai National Park and Preserve Has Covered 17,500 Miles

Searchers returned to the skies over Katmai National Park and Preserve on Thursday as the hunt for a missing plane and its four occupants moved into its sixth day.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 26th, 2010 3:21pm

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Still No Sign of Missing Plane In Katmai National Park After Four Days of Searching

As searchers continued to come up empty in their effort to find a plane with four occupants aboard that vanished on a flight from Katmai National Park and Preserve, officials Wednesday reoriented the searching to a more typical grid pattern.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 25th, 2010 4:45pm

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Search and Rescue Maps from Katmai National Park and Preserve

To get a great idea of how many flights have been made, and what paths those flights took, in the ongoing search for a missing plane over Katmai National Park and Preserve, the National Park Service has posted some maps.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 24th, 2010 7:05pm

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