Rescuers fought rain, wind to Alaska crash site

Former senator Ted Stevens aircraft came to rest on a steep slope, her wings are next to the hull. STORY HIGHLIGHTSRain, wind, fog, steep slope is an obstacle to efforts to help survivorsHelicopter left another crash site, flew from four hours and in midairSix volunteers stayed at the crash site's night rescue helicopters arrived (CNN)--Alaska Air National Guard Rescuers slog away for hours on end through fog, rain and wind had to reach the place of the plane crash that killed former Senator Ted Stevens and four others to Dillingham, Alaska refueled. As the first helicopter the scene about 7 hours Tuesday reaching after four hours away from a crash site and in midair refueling-the wreck of the red vintage single-engine aircraft have emerged from the fog, lying on a slope of the 40 degrees. "There was a scar on the hill where the affected and slid the Hill. That was probably about 75 feet long, "said Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Davis of the Alaska Air National Guard. "As we approached the plane you could smell the fuel. The wings are swept back. The engine compartment of the aircraft had broken down or buried in the ground. " Conditions on the ground were so dangerous that helicopters could not land-based sources; rescuers had to be winched Krisofer Abel, technical Sergeant said. "The hull itself was surprisingly intact, and that is where all the survivors and everyone found themselves," said of Abel.

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