3 rescued from plane that went down on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula lake
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities say they rescued an adult pilot and two juvenile passengers from a plane originally reported missing late Sunday and located Monday morning.
A pilot and his daughters were in the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser when it became clear they were overdue Sunday, according to family members.
The Alaska State Troopers in an update Monday said a good Samaritan plane found the aircraft near the eastern side of Tustumena Lake on Monday morning.
The Alaska Army National Guard rescued the pilot and two passengers at about 10:30 a.m., troopers said. They were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries described as not life-threatening.
One passenger is elementary aged and the other is a middle schooler, according to a troopers spokesman.
The three were spotted on top of the plane’s wing after it went through soft ice while landing, according to a family member.
Troopers initially said they received a report of the overdue plane at about 10:30 p.m. The agency described the plane’s estimated location as Tustumena Lake and the Kenai Mountains east of Homer.
The Rescue Coordination Center and a Coast Guard AC-130 assisted in the search.
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