US Coast Guardsman are responding to the crashes to conduct rescue efforts in the waters near Ketchikan in southeast Alaska, local KTVA reported on Monday.
US Coast Guard Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios reportedly said Monday that it was not immediately clear whether the planes crashed separately or hit each other.
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According to the Anchorage Daily News, the crashes happened amid flightseeing season and the crashed floatplanes are frequently flown by Alaska air taxi services.
