An 11-year-old girl is the lone survivor of a Saturday plane crash in Michigan that killed four people.
The girl and four adults were flying in a twin-engine light commuter plane at about 2:30 p.m. when it crashed, said Charlevoix County Sheriff Lt. William Church.
The plane went down near Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, according to authorities.
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A U.S. Coast Guard training flight picked up an emergency locator transmitter alert for the crash and reported it, the branch said in a tweet.
.@USCGGreatLakes AirStationTraverse City aircrew members conducted a medevac this afternoon of 2 survivors of a commuter plane crash on Beaver Island, MI. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was conducting a training flight when they received an Emergency Locator Transmitter alert.
— USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) November 13, 2021
“The helicopter crew members landed and offered assistance and were able to hoist and transport an 11-year-old female and a male adult to McLaren Hospital in Petoskey, MI,” according to the tweet.
The girl received chest compressions en route to McLaren Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan, where the man was declared dead, the Coast Guard said.
The helicopter crew members landed and offered assistance and were able to hoist and transport an 11-year-old-female and a male adult to McLaren Hospital in Petoskey, MI. Chest compressions were being conducted on the 11-year-old in route to the hospital.
— USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) November 13, 2021
The adult passengers have been identified as Kate Leese, Adam Kendall, Mike Perdue, the father of the 11-year-old, and an unnamed pilot, police said. Two dogs were also killed.
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The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are looking into the details of the crash, according to the FAA.
