A man and two children were found alive with minor injuries on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula near the wreckage of a small aircraft, which had been reported overdue since March 23, 2025.
Alaska State Troopers announced in a statement that the wreckage of the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, registered as N3342M, had been found on the morning of March 25, 2025, near the eastern shore of the frozen Tustumena Lake.
At approximately 10:30 local time, the Alaska Army National Guard rescued the adult male pilot and two juvenile passengers from the aircraft. They were then taken to a Kenai Peninsula area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.