Pilot and 2 young daughters survive the night on airplane wing after crashing into icy Alaska lake
The Hindu
Pilot and daughters survive Alaska plane crash, rescued by good Samaritan after 12 hours on icy lake wing.
A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being spotted by a good Samaritan.
Terry Godes said he saw a Facebook post Sunday (March 23, 2025) night calling for people to help search for the missing plane, which did not have a locator beacon. On Monday (March 24, 2025) morning about a dozen pilots including Mr. Godes headed out to scour the rugged terrain. Mr. Godes headed toward Tustumena Lake near the toe of a glacier and spotted what he thought was wreckage.
“It kind of broke my heart to see that, but as I got closer down and lower, I could see that there’s three people on top of the wing,” he told The Associated Press on Tuesday (March 25, 2025).
After saying a prayer, he continued to approach and saw a miracle.
“They were alive and responsive and moving around,” Mr. Godes said, adding that they waved at him.
The missing Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, piloted by a man with two juvenile immediate family members aboard, was on a sightseeing tour from Soldotna to Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula. It was not immediately clear how old the juveniles were.
In a social media post early Monday (March 24, 2025), John Morris implored people to help search for his son and granddaughters, saying they were late returning from a Sunday (March 23, 2025) afternoon flight.
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