survive a plane crash and two nights in frigid, rugged willednerness it would be his business partnerdale smith done boy scout stuff. i think he's one that could survive this. yes. his beach bonanza six seater lost contact. on board his son, daniel, shown here on the left and his wife, and smith's daughter amber and her fiancee, jonathan norton. allen dayton is norton's uncle. >> they're deeply in lochlt i got my wedding announcement a couple days ago. they're scheduled to be married january 4th. >> the search was expanded. about 60 people are combing grounds. five aircraft and two helicopters are now in the air. they brought in high tech equipment to help pinpoint the plane's path. >> it has a capability to bring in is from civil air patrol in wyoming which has forward-looking radar. it detects temperatures on the ground and can detect temperatures anomalies. >> reporter: command staff will decide the status of the search tomorrow. vic lee, abc7 plus. >> and still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 major efforts to get beached whales back into the weather. >> plus, for helping out a charity. >> radio