Overview

• A small plane carrying a father and two children crashed on a frozen lake in southern Alaska on Sunday evening, leaving them stranded overnight.
• The family was reported missing on Sunday, but initial search efforts were unsuccessful until a family friend's social media appeal mobilized additional help on Monday.
• A pilot discovered the wreckage but lacked cell phone reception to report it, prompting another pilot to relay the information via radio to authorities.
• The survivors were rescued from the partially submerged wreckage after enduring extreme conditions for over 12 hours and were taken to a hospital with no serious injuries.
• The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called the rescue remarkable, while investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.