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February 27, 1950
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Morris Grant, pilot of a crashed Tiger Moth in Yukon Territory, found alive with frozen feet 90 miles southeast of Whitehorse; RCAF para-rescue team to assist after sighting by bush pilot Norman Peterson.
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PILOT, CRASHED PLANE, IS FOUND; FEET ARE FROZEN
WHITEHORSE, Y.T., Feb. 27-(AP) -A para-rescue doctor was expected to jump today to the aid of a light plane pilot who was found alive 90 miles southeast of here yesterday after his Tiger Moth crashed last Wednesday.
An RCAF para-rescue team who jumped to the wreck reported by walkie-talkie radio that the pilot, Morris Grant of Whitehorse, was alive but suffering from frozen feet.
His aircraft had crash-landed 5,000 feet up the side of a sharp mountain peak in an area studded by mountains.
It was sighted from the air by Norman Peterson, bush pilot from Carcross, Y.T.
WHITEHORSE, Y.T., Feb. 27-(AP) -A para-rescue doctor was expected to jump today to the aid of a light plane pilot who was found alive 90 miles southeast of here yesterday after his Tiger Moth crashed last Wednesday.
An RCAF para-rescue team who jumped to the wreck reported by walkie-talkie radio that the pilot, Morris Grant of Whitehorse, was alive but suffering from frozen feet.
His aircraft had crash-landed 5,000 feet up the side of a sharp mountain peak in an area studded by mountains.
It was sighted from the air by Norman Peterson, bush pilot from Carcross, Y.T.
What sub-type of article is it?
Survival
Extraordinary Event
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Survival
Misfortune
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Plane Crash
Pilot Survival
Frozen Feet
Mountain Rescue
Yukon Territory
What entities or persons were involved?
Morris Grant
Norman Peterson
Where did it happen?
90 Miles Southeast Of Whitehorse, Y.T., On A Mountain Peak
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Key Persons
Morris Grant
Norman Peterson
Location
90 Miles Southeast Of Whitehorse, Y.T., On A Mountain Peak
Event Date
Crashed Last Wednesday, Found Yesterday, Dispatch Feb. 27
Story Details
Morris Grant's Tiger Moth plane crash-landed on a mountain peak. Sighted by Norman Peterson, RCAF team reported him alive with frozen feet; para-rescue doctor to jump for aid.