April 27th, 2003 a group of about 11 of us were sledding into Box Lake a back country lake in Valley County, Idaho. We had gotten split up, separated into 2 groups. The first group made it to the lake and sat waiting for the rest to arrive, at one point almost leaving to go find the rest of the group, luckily they showed up just in time. After eating lunch we debated whether to head home or stay and play, the weather just wasn't conducive to seeing where you were going. We headed around the corner, to do some climbing on the other end of the lake only to find a plane upside down on the frozen lake!

The pilot was heading into his back country cabin when a storm caught him off guard. His wings froze up and he had no choice but to try and land on this frozen lake. As he landed, he ended up flipping. He had been there for 2 days when we found him. He had tried to snow shoe out, with home made shoes, but quickly realized he was going the wrong way and returned to his plane. He was not due back home for 3 more days, therefore no one was missing him YET.

We gathered him up and took him home. He had a broken nose and some busted ribs, a very lucky man. The ride out was not the easiest on him due to these injuries, but at one point he was smiling and enjoying the adventure out.