An 11-year-old who was the only survivor of a recent plane crash was saved because she was wrapped in her father’s last hug, according to her mother.
“Her last memory is her dad just grabbed her and held her really, really tight,” Christie Perdue told ABC News’s Gio Benitez when speaking about her daughter named Laney, the outlet reported Tuesday.
Perdue said the little girl suffered injuries to one side of her body, and the other side was protected thanks to one of her dad’s “big, bear hugs.”
11-year-old sole survivor of plane crash saved by father's last 'bear hug'
The 11-year-old sole survivor of a plane crash was saved by her father's last hug, her mother believes. https://gma.abc/2YTWjo8
Posted by Good Morning America on Tuesday, November 16, 2021
She also said Laney is in recovery at the children’s hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The child is talking once more, and on Sunday she was able to stand.
The helicopter’s crew members did chest compressions on Laney on their way to the hospital, the Coast Guard Great Lakes reported in a social media post.
It was “such a tragedy and such a miracle,” Perdue commented about her daughter surviving the ordeal, despite knowing her husband, Mike, did not survive.
13 On Your Side shared images of the family together:
The cause of the crash is currently being investigated by the FAA along with the National Transportation Safety Board, the ABC report concluded.
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