A pilot and two children have survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake.

Judi Westfall shovels snow at her home in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Residents in some parts of Alaskas largest city woke Thursday to a surprise: up to 18 new inches of snow. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Residents in some parts of Alaska’s largest city woke Thursday to a surprise: up to 18 new inches of snow. Snowfalls varied, from 15 inches or 16 inches in east Anchorage to about 18 inches on the Anchorage Hillside. Normal seasonal snowfall for March 11 is 64 inches, but only 62.5 inches have fallen so far this year.