Rescue underway after searchers find missing plane on Kenai Peninsula

Three rescued after surviving small plane crash in Alaska

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A man and two children were rescued Monday in Alaska after surviving a small plane crash on a frozen lake. The flight was listed as overdue late Sunday night and search efforts began. About 12 hours later, a pilot taking part in that search took photos showing the wreckage of the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser and the three survivors. "I was really shocked. I didn't expect that we would find them. I didn't expect that we would find…

Man and 2 juveniles found alive after Alaska plane crash

A man and two juveniles were found with non-life-threatening injuries near the wreckage of a small plane on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.

3 survivors rescued from icy lake after plane goes missing in Alaska

Alaska National Guard (SOLDOTNA, ALASKA) — Good Samaritans helped save stranded plane crash victims on Monday after their aircraft went missing over a mountain range in Alaska. A Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser was reported overdue on Sunday night, according to the Alaska National Guard. The plane had taken off from Soldotna Airport in Soldotna, Alaska, earlier in the day on Sunday. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, a U.S. Coast Guard Super Hercu…

Man, 2 children found alive hours after plane crashes in Alaska

A man and two children were found alive hours after their plane was reported missing in Alaska. Here's what's known about the crash and their rescue.

Man and 2 children found alive after Alaska plane crash

Good Samaritans in Alaska are being credited with helping save a pilot and two children who survived a plane crash on an icy lake Sunday night.

Man and 2 Children Found Alive After Alaska Plane Crash

JUNEAU, Alaska—A man and two children were found with injuries that were not life-threatening Monday near the wreckage of a small plane on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that had been reported overdue the night before, authorities said. The three—the pilot and two juveniles—were taken to a hospital after the plane’s wreckage was discovered Monday morning near the east side of Tustumena Lake, according to the Alaska State Troopers. The three were immed…