Officials Suspend Search in Alaskan Waters for Helicopter Crash Victims

U.S. Coast Guard crew members and LA firefighters investigate a light plane reportedly down off of San Pedro, Calif., on Feb. 5, 2016. Chuck Bennett/Daily Breeze via AP

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search on Sept. 30, for three missing people from a helicopter crash in the frigid waters near Lituya Bay, about 116 miles northwest of Juneau, Alaska.

Authorities searched 788 square miles over a period of more than 36 hours, a Coast Guard statement said.