Sailor Gutzler, 7, Had Harrowing Walk to Safety After Kentucky Plane Crash

KUTTAWA, Ky.— The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to arrive at the site of a plane crash in Kentucky in which a 7-year-old girl survived and four of her family members were killed.The NTSB was expected to brief the media at some poin...

Larry Wilkins looks out in the direction of a plane crash, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, in Kuttawa, Ky. A 7-year-old girl, the lone survivor of the crash, walked approximately three quarters of a mile through heavily overgrown woods to Wilkins' home, where he called for assistance. AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley

KUTTAWA, Ky.—When the small plane crashed into the woods, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler called out to her family. No one responded.

She thought they might be knocked out, or possibly dead. Either way, police said, she knew she needed to get help.

So, bleeding and alone, Sailor, dressed in a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and one sock, walked about a mile in near-freezing temperatures through thick briar patches and woods before she found Larry Wilkins’ home. She knocked on the door, and he answered to find a thin, black-haired girl, whimpering and trembling.

So, bleeding and alone, Sailor, dressed in a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and one sock, walked about a mile in near-freezing temperatures through thick briar patches and woods before she found Larry Wilkins' home.