Mississippi Teen Who Lost Parents in Plane Crash Pens Emotional Letter

Mississippi Teen Who Lost Parents in Plane Crash Pens Emotional Letter
Authorities work the scene of a plane crash at a park along Robert Cardinal Airport Road across from the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport in Northport, Ala., Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. Authorities said several people are dead following the crash of a small airplane near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Erin Nelson/The Tuscaloosa News via AP
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A Mississippi girl who was left orphaned after her parents were killed in a plane crash took to Facebook on Aug. 16 to post a message about her parents’ death and life without them.

“The truth is, yes, I am heartbroken, sad, tired, and devastated, but I have to keep my faith,” Sarah Perry wrote. “If we all stay strong and stick together we can get through this because I know this is what my parents would want! I know for a fact I will never physically see my parents ... but they will never, ever leave my heart.”

Sarah’s parents, Mike and Kim Perry were among three married couples killed in a plane crash on Aug. 14. The Perrys; Jason Farese and Lea Farese; and Austin Poole and his wife, Angie Poole, were returning to Mississippi from a dentist conference in Florida when the two-engine aircraft crashed while trying to land in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to the Oxford Eagle.

The three couples left behind 11 children in total.