Community Pledges Support for Girl Who Survived Piper Seneca Crash

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, January 06, 2015 at 11:08 PM ET

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A seven-year-old girl, Sailor Gutzler, survived a Piper Seneca plane crash that killed her parents, sister, and cousin.
The plane, flown by her father, experienced engine problems during a flight from Key West to Illinois and crashed in Kentucky.
Despite her injuries, Sailor walked from the crash site to a nearby home to report the accident.
Her local community is providing significant financial and emotional support to aid her recovery.

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A seven-year-old girl who survived the crash of a Piper Seneca that killed four of her family members on Friday is recovering from her injuries as her local community rallies to support her both financially and emotionally.

Sailor Gutzler was flying with her family back home to Illinois from a Christmas holiday in Key West, Florida, when their twin-engine Seneca II encountered engine problems and crashed in a wooded area in southwestern Kentucky.