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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Pilot rescued with 2 girls from icy Alaska lake was not authorized to have passengers, official says

Alaska Plane Ice Rescue - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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, according to a U.S. official and federal aviation records.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday started disciplinary action against the pilot, John Morris Jr., National Transportation Safety Board investigator Mark Ward told The Associated Press.

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