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Teen survivor of fatal Alaska plane crash released from hospital

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Sean O'Keefe still in serious condition.

Anchorage, Alaska — An Anchorage hospital has released one of the four people who survived a plane crash that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and four others.

A Providence Alaska Medical Center spokeswoman says 13-year-old Willy Phillips Jr. has been released. He is the son of lobbyist Bill Phillips, who died in the Aug. 9 crash north of Dillingham.

It's unclear when the teen was released.

Spokeswoman Kirsten Schultz says lobbyist Jim Morhard remains hospitalized in fair condition.

Alaska_Plane_Crash_NY205.JPGThis photo shows the wreckage from the plane crash that killed former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and four others, near Aleknagik, Alaska. A sophisticated beacon was registered to the plane that crashed in Alaska but it wasn't clear whether it was onboard during the flight.

She says the family of the other two survivors — former NASA head Sean O'Keefe and his son, Kevin O'Keefe — has asked that their condition not be released.

O'Keefe was listed in serious condition Saturday and his son was in fair condition. Kevin O'Keefe is a student at Syracuse University.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

Top links

» 13-year-old survivor of plane crash released from Alaska hospital [CNN]

» NTSB gains insight into crash weather [Anchorage Daily News]

» Plane in Stevens crash had an alert system [The Associated Press]


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