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, miraculously survived a Piper Seneca plane crash in southwestern Kentucky that tragically killed her parents, sister, and cousin.
The plane encountered engine problems while flying home to Illinois from a Christmas holiday in Key West, crashing in a heavily wooded area.
Despite her injuries, Sailor walked away from the crash site, barefoot and in summer clothes, to a nearby home to report the accident.
She is recovering from her injuries and her local community in Nashville, Illinois, is providing financial and emotional support.

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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.