Galt firefighter Brian Brown, his family survive small plane crash

Hours after their plane crashed on a steep and snowy mountainside in Idaho, a Galt firefighter, his wife and their daughter were airlifted to safety by National Guard rescuers on Sunday.

The family was en route from their Wilton home to Mountain Home, Idaho, when their Cessna 172 went down Saturday night, leaving them with head and back injuries, officials said.

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Galt firefighter Brian Brown, his family survive small plane crash