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A 17-year-old South African died but four people survived when a single-engine floatplane crashed into a lake near Seward on Thursday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers.
All five aboard the aircraft, including at least two tourists, survived the initial impact with few injuries, troopers said. But the teenager succumbed to the cold water, went under and did not surface, said troopers spokesman Greg Wilkinson.
The person who died was Mark Schroeder of Durban, South Afri ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 07, 2005
All five aboard the aircraft, including at least two tourists, survived the initial impact with few injuries, troopers said. But the teenager succumbed to the cold water, went under and did not surface, said troopers spokesman Greg Wilkinson.
The person who died was Mark Schroeder of Durban, South Afri ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 07, 2005
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Mark
Schroeder
36
17
68 inches
180 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Jul 07, 2005
Seward
Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough
No
354
77570
Alaska State Troopers
Anchorage
Alaska
Anchorage Borough
99507
Malia Miller
Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager
5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska
9072695511
State
Law Enforcement
050054939
2005-07-07
Alaska State Troopers
na
Brown
Brown
Brown
12/02/2025
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I was reading about the plane crash near Seward and can't stop thinking about the strange twist of f... ...Read More
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