Rescuers in Alaska have skied across a glacier in whiteout conditions to bring food, water and blankets to a group of sightseers stranded after their small plane apparently crashed.

Alaska Air National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes says a four-man rescue squad found the five people on board the plane in good condition Monday evening on Knik Glacier, roughly 40 miles northeast of Anchorage.

Rescuers had been trying to reach the plane since Sunday afternoon after the aircraft's locator beacon went off. But they were hampered by blizzard conditions.

Hayes says there are only a couple of minor injuries among the Alaskan pilot and four visitors from Texas.

The rescue team will stay with the sightseers until they can be rescued by helicopter once the weather clears.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Rescuers in Alaska say they have reached by radio sightseers stranded on a glacier after their small plane apparently crashed.

Crews with the Alaska Air National Guard say the five on board the plane are in good condition as they wait for rescuers to reach them on Knik (kah-NIK') Glacier, roughly 40 miles northeast of Anchorage.

Rescuers have been trying to reach the plane since Sunday afternoon after the aircraft's locator beacon went off, but have been hampered by high winds, dense clouds and blizzard conditions.

Maj. Guy Hayes says communications with the stranded Alaskan and four out-of-state visitors had been very limited before they were reached late Monday afternoon. He says those on board sustained minor injuries.