What we know about Alaska plane crash victims, as families and colleagues remember them

We are learning more about the 10 people who died following a commuter plane crash in Alaska, as family members share moving tributes.

According to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Rhone Baumgartner, aged 46, and Kameron Hartvigson, aged 41, were on a flight to Nome. They had traveled to Unalakleet to work on a heat recovery system for the community’s water plant.

“These two team members tragically lost their lives while selflessly serving others. They possessed the necessary skills and dedication to assist people all over Alaska under any circumstances,” stated David Beveridge, a vice president at ANTHC’s Division of Environmental Health and Engineering during an interview with KNOM radio station.

“They were highly skilled professionals who had just arrived in Unalakleet to help resolve heating and mechanical challenges during the challenging winter season,” Natasha Singh, the interim president and CEO of ANTHC, shared with the media.

Liane Ryan, 52, of Wasilla

Liane Ryan, 52, of Wasilla, died when a commuter plane crashed off the coast of Alaska. (Facebook/Liane Ryan)

Erickson, a Bering Strait School District mechanic, was described to the local station as a “really good guy” by Nome resident Michael Nichols. 

Katchatag’s oldest sister, AyyuSue Katchatag, said on a GoFundMe page that her brother, “known as TK by many, was such a soft spoken, wise beyond his years, very strong man.”

“Not only strong in stature, but in mind, and spirit. His soul was genuine, and he lived life so matter of factly. TK loved his family, his children, his parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, co-workers, and friends,” she continued.

Talaluk Driscoll LaRoi Katchatag

Talaluk Driscoll LaRoi Katchatag, 34, was described by his oldest sister as being a “soft spoken, wise beyond his years, very strong man.” (GoFundMe)

One of San Antonio native Carol Mooers’ sons said on crowdfunding website Spotfund that the Army veteran was an “educator, mentor and community leader.” 

“She was on her way to go pick up students to take on college tours in Juneau and Anchorage,” Aaron Mooers wrote, adding that “she deserves the best and she had always wanted to be buried with her fellow service members in San Antonio.”

Carol Mooers Alaska plane crash victim

San Antonio native Carol Mooers is an Army veteran who “had always wanted to be buried with her fellow service members” her son wrote.  (Spotfund)

Authorities are still trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea. The remains of the victims have all been recovered and “officially brought home,” the Nome Volunteer Fire Department wrote on Facebook over the weekend. 

The single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet to the hub community of Nome when it disappeared Thursday afternoon.

Ian Hofmann, 45, of Anchorage

Ian Hofmann, 45, of Anchorage, was one of 10 killed when as commuter plane went down in Alaska.  ( Facebook/Ian Hofmann)

Andrew Gonzalez, 30, of Wasilla

Andrew Gonzalez, 30, of Wasilla, seen here in a photograph shared by his brother on social media, was one of the victims in the Alaska plane crash.  (Facebook/Oscar Gonzalez Jr.)

The plane crash is one of the deadliest in Alaska in 25 years. 

Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch, Landon Mion and the Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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