A pilot rescued with two young family members after they survived a night on the wing of an airplane partially submerged in an Alaska lake is a student pilot who was not authorized to fly with passengers,

A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake before being rescued.

A small plane with a father and his two children crashed into an icy lake in Alaska, and a good Samaritan came to their rescue after surviving a night in frigid temperatures.