A pilot and two girls were rescued after a chilly night in the Alaska wilderness Monday. The unidentified group were found on top of the wing of their Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser after it went through the ice on Tustumena Lake on the Kenai Peninsula. A Good Samaritan apparently spotted the trio about 10:30 a.m., 12 hours after the plane was reported overdue. The Army National Guard reached the site and brought them out. They were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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