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HORRIFYING footage has revealed the whiteout conditions from the moment a plane carrying 10 people vanished in thin air on Thursday.
The Alaska flight went missing near a mysterious midair spot where over 20,000 people have disappeared since the 1970s.
The Bering Air Caravan, flying from Unalakleet to Nome, was last seen at 3:16 pm on Thursday about 12 miles offshore, according to FlightRadar.
A terrifying timelapse video showed the snowy weather near Nome’s airport created zero visibility at the time the plane went missing.
It was 17 degrees in Unalakleet when the plane took off, according to the National Weather Service.
The area was covered in fog and light snow was falling.
The harsh weather is also causing problems for the urgent air search for the flight, according to White Mountain Fire Chief Jack Adams.
“Word is, all the aircraft are grounded, there’s zero visibility,” Adams told NBC and CBS affiliate KTUU-TV.
“Basically, you can’t see anything from the air or the ground, and in the dark looking for something in zero visibility is a tough job.”
The Coast Guard brought in a Jayhawk helicopter to search the area on Friday.
The emergency department is conducting a ground search spanning 30 miles with volunteers from Nome and White Mountain.
The searches started after an eerie radar video showed the moment the plane disappeared an hour after taking off.
While the exact coordinates of where the aircraft was last seen are still being determined, the plane was lost near the Alaska Triangle.
The Alaska Triangle is a remote area in the middle of Utqiagvik, Anchorage, and Juneau.
The region, often compared to the Bermuda Triangle, is made up of forests, tundra, and icy peaks.
The triangle is known for its extreme weather and strange occurrences as a shockingly high number of flights, tourists, and hikers have disappeared there without a trace.