"This girl came out of the wreckage herself and found the closest residence and reported the plane crash," Patterson said. "It's a miracle in a sense that she survived it, but it's tragic that four others didn't."
Police find wreckage of plane. 4 dead, little girl walked away with minor injuries.
Crashed plane found in Lyon County
(NBC6) LYON Co, KY - Kentucky State Police (KSP) say four people were found dead at the scene of a plane crash near the area of KY 810 South in the Suwanee community of Lyon County. They account for the pilot and remaining passengers.
A caller told police that a 7-year-old girl had walked to his home reporting that she had been involved in a plane crash. The girl was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
According to the Mark Garland, Area 1 Regional Manager for Kentucky Emergency Management, the downed aircraft was located deep in a heavily wooded remote area south of the Suwanee community.
The FAA Memphis Center did confirm that there was a distress call from a private aircraft in the area of the reported crash. The last contact was at 1800 feet.
According to KSP, the distress call came in around 5:55 p.m. Police got a call around 6:30 p.m.
The plane had left from Key West, Florida and was headed for Mt. Vernon, Illinois when it crashed.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will be arriving at the site on Saturday.
This story will be updated.
Police: Girl survives plane crash that killed 4 others
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 7-year-old girl survived a plane crash Friday night that killed four people, and the disoriented little girl walked away from the wreckage and reported the crash to a local resident, authorities said.
The small Piper PA-34 reported engine trouble and lost contact with air traffic controllers as it was flying over the southwestern part of the state about 5:55 p.m. CST, the FAA said.
About a half hour later, a Lyon County resident called 911 and told dispatchers that a 7-year-old girl had walked to his home and said she had been involved in a plane crash, said Sgt. Dean Patterson of the Kentucky State Police.
"This girl came out of the wreckage herself and found the closest residence and reported the plane crash," Patterson said. "It's a miracle in a sense that she survived it, but it's tragic that four others didn't."
The girl was in emotional distress and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Patterson said. At that point, authorities launched a search for the crash site and also confirmed with the FAA that they had received a distress call.
About two hours later, authorities found the crash site in a heavily wooded area near Kentucky lake, a popular tourist attraction in the state. They discovered four bodies, including the pilot and the three passengers.
Patterson said the plane had taken off from Florida but he didn't know specifically where or where it was headed.
The identities of the deceased and the survivor were not immediately released. Patterson said he didn't know the girl's relationship to the people on the plane.
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