
A seven-year-old girl survived when a small plane crashed in the Kentucky woods, killing her parents, an older sister and a teenage cousin.
The crash Friday night killed 48-year-old Marty Gutzler, his 46-year-old wife, Kimberly Gutzler, their nine-year-old daughter Piper Gutzler and 14-year-old Sierra Wilder, a cousin, according to Kentucky State Police.
The surviving daughter was able to walk to a nearby home to seek help, police said. She was then taken to an area hospital and treated for minor injuries, before being released to a family member early this morning.
An area homeowner, Larry Wilkins, said the girl was crying and bloodied when she showed up at his door, nearly a mile from the crash site, and told him her parents were dead. "She's a terribly brave little girl," Wilkins said.
The family had spent the New Year's holiday in Florida, visiting a son who lives there, and was returning home when the plane went down.
The family friend Troy Dunbar said he had been told the girl had suffered a broken arm in the crash. "She was so attached to her dad," he said. "He would bring her into the store a lot and she was never out of his sight."
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