ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The day started out as a perfect Alaska excursion: Excited tourists heading for adventure at a remote fishing spot on a river.
But they would never make it. Their floatplane crashed near a picturesque lake in rural southwest Alaska, killing three travelers from California and Pennsylvania and injuring seven others aboard, some critically, authorities said.
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