DID YOU KNOW?: Plane Crash

Sailor Gutzler, the only survivor of a deadly plae crash. Courtesy of dailymail.com.

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Sailor Gutzler, the only survivor of a deadly plae crash. Courtesy of dailymail.com.

Emma Saltsman, Staff Writer

  • A Kentucky plane crash killed a girl’s parents, sister, and cousin on January 2.
  • The only survivor was a seven-year-old girl named Sailor Gutzler.
  • Sailor was able to crawl through the woods during the cold night wearing only a t-shirt, shorts, and one sock to arrive at the front porch of stranger Larry Wilkins.
  • Wilkins called the police after Sailor told him that her parents, her nine-year-old sister, and her 14-year-old cousin were all dead from a plane crash.
  • The family was vacationing in Florida and were heading home to Illinois when the pilot reported engine problems and lost contact with traffic controllers.
  • The plane went down shortly after, turned upside down, and caught on fire.
  • Sailor called out to her family, but no one responded. She then trekked through the 38-degree night searching for help.
  • Sailor was taken to Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, with minor injuries including a broken wrist.
  • Sailor is now staying with distant family members.
  • A donation page has been set up for the young girl at sailorgutzlerfund.com to provide money for the girl’s future education.

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