OCCUPANTS UNINJURED

Chronicle (Levin), 25 November 1946, Page 5

OCCUPANTS UNINJURED

l.OXDOX, Xov. 2.3. A land rcseuo party liuiiilieriiig 40 which reachcd ihe rashed Pakota !)!)()() i'ccl u]> in tlie Al] ;:u' iri'bmvl, fuund-all alive. Revised ligures slunv that tueri* ari' four women, oue girl and two men amoiig tlie passengers and a crew of four. The reseue party left Rosotihuii village before dawn and Irekked across a waste of ice and rock. winding like a huge snake roped tu eacli other. They bitidiod a way over a treaeherous snow-i-lad glacicr. Tht* lead man of the jiarty worked liis way forward, soniftiincs enivling 011 liis stomavh, while liis conipanions dug in to liold liim witli the ropc in ease the snow gavt* way beneath liim. When t lie lead nian reaehc*d the fiid of liis rnpe, he in tuni dug in and held 011 while the Xo. 2 man followed. the nmveinent being rejieated nntil a!l the party were jnilled forward. The party reaehed the snrvivors near the gla-ier's edge in beautifully warm weather. The Ihikuta was found little daniaged, the pilot ap]iarently having paneaked pert'ectly. The reseuers dug out the plane and began the eonstruelion of an eiuergenry eainp for tonight and also made provision for the i\\o follow ing ■ resnie parties totalliug s(l. Royal Air Foree lieadquarters reeeived niessage?; from I'nited States Vommand in Furope expressing thanks and nppreciat ion for British serviees in Jimling the ertished Dakota and eooperation througliont tiie seareli and relief oper.it ions. Sonie of the snrvivors of the crashed Dakota are sutfering from exposure, said tlie last niessage from the reseue party before radio eoinmunications tenijiorarily broke dow 11. The reseuers stated they intended to begin the desrent early tiiis morning. lt was esiiniated tliat it wonid take seven lionrs to reali Rosenlaui Ilotel if the ueather were fa\ ourable.