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March 21, 1949
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
A plane carrying five men crashed on a 3,400-foot mountain in the Smoky Mountains near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. One survivor walked 25 miles in 42 hours to seek help, reporting two unhurt and two injured. A helicopter and ground crew are searching for the site.
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Helicopter, Ground Crew Look For Plane Pancaked In Smoky Mountains Near Tennessee-N. C. Border: 5 Aboard, Two Hurt
(By The Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, March 21. - A helicopter and a ground crew are searching for four of five men who were on a plane that pancaked atop a 3,400 mountain in the Smoky range along the Tennessee-North Carolina border.
The plane had five men aboard but one of them struck out alone to look for help. He walked 25 miles in 42 hours through woods and tangles of undergrowth before he found assistance. He said that two others were unhurt but that the other two were stretcher cases.
Volunteers were organized to go to the top of the mountain, and shortly afterward a helicopter took to the air to see if its pilot can locate the place where the plane fell.
(By The Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, March 21. - A helicopter and a ground crew are searching for four of five men who were on a plane that pancaked atop a 3,400 mountain in the Smoky range along the Tennessee-North Carolina border.
The plane had five men aboard but one of them struck out alone to look for help. He walked 25 miles in 42 hours through woods and tangles of undergrowth before he found assistance. He said that two others were unhurt but that the other two were stretcher cases.
Volunteers were organized to go to the top of the mountain, and shortly afterward a helicopter took to the air to see if its pilot can locate the place where the plane fell.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Survival
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Plane Crash
Smoky Mountains
Search And Rescue
Survivor Trek
Injured Men
Where did it happen?
Smoky Mountains Near Tennessee North Carolina Border, Atop A 3,400 Foot Mountain
Story Details
Location
Smoky Mountains Near Tennessee North Carolina Border, Atop A 3,400 Foot Mountain
Event Date
March 21
Story Details
A plane with five men aboard crashed on a mountain in the Smoky range. One man walked 25 miles in 42 hours through woods to find help, reporting two others unhurt and two injured requiring stretchers. Volunteers and a helicopter were mobilized to search for the crash site.