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An Australian cruise ship passenger died after the collision of two seaplanes in Alaska.
The US Coast Guard today confirmed that one of the six people killed was an Australian, but gave no other details.
The person was initially listed as missing.
"The Australian is unfortunately one of the people whose deaths have been confirmed," said Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Dykens of the US Coast Guard at the AAP.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has stated that it provides consular assistance to the family.
The collision occurred when a larger de Havilland Otter DHC-3, carrying 10 passengers, and the pilot returning from Misty Fjord collided with a smaller DHC-2 Beaver, with four passengers of the same cruise ship and a pilot.
The nationalities of the two aircraft are 14 Americans, one Canadian and the Australian.
Scuba diving teams were looking for the missing couple in the icy waters of a southeastern Alaska cove today after the collision that occurred yesterday near Ketchikan, a destination popular cruise ships in Alaska.
The Royal Princess, which can carry up to 3,600 people, was one of four cruise ships the size of a city in the small coastal town that day.
One of the popular activities is national tourism in the Misty Fjords National Monument to observe lakes, snow-capped peaks and glacier valleys in the wilderness.
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