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Search for missing plane ends after aircraft wreckage located near Tonasket - MyNorthwest.com
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The search for a missing small plane in north-central Washington ended Sunday, Oct. 11, after wreckage was found in Aeneas Valley near Tonasket, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). WSDOT search and rescue teams, with assisting agencies, located the aircraft and the two people aboard at about 4:30 p.m. The pilot, 61-year-old Nicholas Grachanin, and passenger Jim Merik were found deceased inside the plane. The families were notified. Authorities originally launched the search Saturday after the pilot lost contact with Seattle Center air traffic control. Radar showed the last location between Oroville and Okanogan, and no distress signals were detected.
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