26-03-2025
Three Rescued After Surviving 12 Hours on Icy Alaska Lake Following Plane Crash
A pilot and two children were rescued on Monday, March 24, after surviving about 12 hours on the icy Tustumena Lake in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, following a small plane crash, according to reports.
The search and rescue operation for the trio occurred after the pilot's father, who is also the girls' grandfather, flagged their disappearance in a now deleted Facebook post.
'My son is long overdue from a Sunday afternoon flight,' John B. Morris wrote in the post. 'His cell phone last pinged in the Tustumena Lake area. My two granddaughters are on board also … This is my plea for any and all to help locate my family.'
According to Anchorage Daily News, the three victims were rescued by the Alaska National Guard after a local named Terry Godes located the aircraft on the surface of the lake.
Dale Eicher, who supplied Storyful with the pictures showing the plane partially submerged in ice and the three survivors propped on its wing, provided the aircraft's coordinates to authorities, Anchorage Daily News reported.
All three occupants were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Anchorage Daily News, citing Alaska State Troopers. Credit: Dale Eicher via Storyful
