The Nation - News from Dec. 18, 1988

In good condition after living on snacks, water and beer for four days, two pilots were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard from a remote Canadian glacier after making an emergency landing in their World War II-era airplane. “We both lost a little weight, but that’s about it,” said Michael Mills, 38, of Gustavus, Alaska, pilot of the Grumman Widgeon amphibious plane. He and fellow pilot Charles (Buddy) Ferguson, 31, were confident they would be rescued, he said. Nightly temperatures on the glacier were estimated at 20 to 25 degrees. Mills said the plane, which is being restored, was undamaged and would be flown off the glacier later this week if the weather permits.