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| Kentucky plane crash: 'Brave' girl survivor praised | Kentucky plane crash: 'Brave' girl survivor praised |
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| A seven-year-old girl who survived a plane crash in the US state of Kentucky and walked barefoot to find help has been praised for her courage. | A seven-year-old girl who survived a plane crash in the US state of Kentucky and walked barefoot to find help has been praised for her courage. |
| Larry Wilkins, 71, told the BBC that he answered the door to the "brave girl" on Friday and that she told him her parents were dead. | Larry Wilkins, 71, told the BBC that he answered the door to the "brave girl" on Friday and that she told him her parents were dead. |
| The plane was later found along with the bodies of the girl's parents, her sister and a cousin. | |
| The girl has been named as Sailor Gutzlor of Nashville, Illinois. | |
| Kentucky State Police said those killed were Marty Gutzler, 49, and Kimberly Gutzler, 45, their 9-year-old daughter, Piper Gutzler, and Piper's 14-year-old cousin, Sierra Walder. | Kentucky State Police said those killed were Marty Gutzler, 49, and Kimberly Gutzler, 45, their 9-year-old daughter, Piper Gutzler, and Piper's 14-year-old cousin, Sierra Walder. |
| 'A mess' | 'A mess' |
| Mr Wilkins said that Sailor had walked almost a mile (1.6km) through a dark, dense wood in temperatures of about 40F (4C) to reach his house in Lyon County on Friday evening. | |
| "I don't walk in that wood during the day time," he said. "It's a mess." | "I don't walk in that wood during the day time," he said. "It's a mess." |
| He added that she had been crying and bleeding when she arrived and had obviously "been through hell". | He added that she had been crying and bleeding when she arrived and had obviously "been through hell". |
| "She had a bloody nose, her legs were scratched terribly bad," he said. | "She had a bloody nose, her legs were scratched terribly bad," he said. |
| Mr Wilkins thought that she had followed the light from his house to get to safety. | Mr Wilkins thought that she had followed the light from his house to get to safety. |
| "Can you imagine a seven-year-old losing her mother and sister and cousin in an aeroplane crash and then having to walk like she did from there to here?" | "Can you imagine a seven-year-old losing her mother and sister and cousin in an aeroplane crash and then having to walk like she did from there to here?" |
| The girl is reported to have been released from hospital on Saturday after receiving treatment for minor injuries. | The girl is reported to have been released from hospital on Saturday after receiving treatment for minor injuries. |
| Kentucky State Police Lt Brent White said: "I've got an 8-year-old child myself. And when I saw this - what appeared to be a seven-year-old child that walked through this dense forest through some really tough terrain. Awful poor weather conditions - and survive this, it's just really a miracle." | Kentucky State Police Lt Brent White said: "I've got an 8-year-old child myself. And when I saw this - what appeared to be a seven-year-old child that walked through this dense forest through some really tough terrain. Awful poor weather conditions - and survive this, it's just really a miracle." |
| The plane was found on Friday, about 30 miles (50km) east of Paducah city. | The plane was found on Friday, about 30 miles (50km) east of Paducah city. |
| The Federal Aviation Administration said air traffic controllers lost contact with the Piper PA-34 aircraft after the pilot reported engine problems. | The Federal Aviation Administration said air traffic controllers lost contact with the Piper PA-34 aircraft after the pilot reported engine problems. |