Bodies Found on Iditarod Route Are From Plane Crash

The three bodies found on Iditarod route in Alaska on Tuesday were from the three passengers of a plane that crashed on Monday. The bodies were identified as that from the pilot Ted Smith, 59, Carolyn Sorvoja, 48, and Rosemarie Sorvoja, 10.

All were from Eagle River, a community on Anchorage’s north side.

According to Anchorage Daily News, the three left Anchorage on Monday morning bound for Takotna village to volunteer for the race.

The Cessna 182 left Anchorage from Merrill Field at about 10 a.m. and did not arrive in Takotna and was reported overdue around 4 p.m.

On Tuesday morning, Aerial searchers spotted the wreckage at 10:22 a.m. near the 4,000-foot level of Rainy Pass.