Conditions are too dangerous to recover bodies of 2 men killed in Alaska plane crash, officials say

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Officials at Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve said recovering the bodies of two men killed earlier this month in a plane crash in a ravine cannot be performed safely. Park Chief Ranger Jordan Neumann said if and when conditions change, such as a lower volume or water or if the river freezes and allows foot access to the crash site, they will consider a recovery option at that time.  Pilot Jason Tucker, 45, of Wasilla and passenger Nicolas Blace, 44, of Chugiak, are presumed to have died when their PA-18 aircraft crashed on a tributary of the West Fork of the Yenta River, located in the southwest preserve of the national park.