1963 Press Photo Plane crash survivor Ralph Flores in Whitehorse, Y.T. hospital

Resting in hospital at Whitehorse, Y.T., pilot Ralph Flores of San Bruno, CA tells of seven-week ordeal after plane crash in Canadian wilderness. He and a passenger, Helen Klaben, 21, of Brooklyn, were rescued this week. Flores' heavy beard was grown while he was marooned at crash scene.

Photo is dated 1963.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.