The only surviving passenger in the plane crash was rescued by his father

An 11-year-old girl was hugged by her father and rescued during a plane crash on Beaver Island, Michigan, after which she became the only passenger to survive the crash.

Lenny Purdue was on a passenger plane with her father and three others on Saturday when the plane crashed at Velke Airport on Beaver Island.

Lenny's condition was critical, but she is recovering at a children's hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The four adult passengers did not survive the crash.

Lenny was the only passenger to survive the crash, as her father, Mike Purdue, a realtor in the Gaylord area, hugged her tightly to her chest, leaving her unaffected by the plane's outburst. ۔

"This is her last memory before the accident," Lenny's mother, Christina Purdue, said in a statement on Sunday.

He hugged me perfectly and I think he grabbed and saved our daughter. Our prayers are with the island community and others who lost their lives in this accident.

The twin-engine Britten-Norman BN-2 crashed as it was landing at Velke Airport at 1:30 a.m. local time. The cause of the accident is not yet known but it is being investigated.

There were five people on board, including Lenny and her father.

The other victims of the crash have been identified as a couple, including 35-year-old Kate Lease and 37-year-old Adam Kendall. An article in the Detroit News about him came out last week in which he described plans to open a winery on Beaver Island.

Details about the identity of the pilot of the crash have not been released.

Helicopter crews rushed to the scene after the crash, but only Lenny and one man were alive. Lenny was hit in the chest on the way, but the other man later lost his life.