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Article: 12-year-old survivor reunited with her parents.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2007
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Byline: ARNULFO FRANCO
By Arnulfo Franco
The Associated Press
DAVID, Panama
The sole survivor of a plane crash was reunited with her family Wednesday after rescue workers trekked for five hours to carry the 12-year-old American girl out of a remote mountain area and then airlifted her to a hospital.
Francesca Lewis, wearing a neck brace and with one arm bandaged, met with her parents at a hospital in the town of David, capital of Chiriqui province.
Michael Klein, a prominent California businessman, and his 13-year-old daughter, Talia - a friend of Francesca's - were killed in Sunday's crash near the jungle-flanked ...