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Miracle Girl Survives Piper Crash in Tennessee Mountains
In the Cherokee National Forest near Ducktown a Piper Arrow crashed after a mayday call. A 12-year-old girl, Melissa Babb, was found alive in the wreckage, badly injured, after her parents perished. She was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center. Her uncle said she remained calm and in good spirits amid severe injuries.
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Piper
Tenn
Ducktown, Tenn
UPI
Mike Dover
Tennessee Department of Public Safety
Cherokee National Forest
Dover
Vietnam
State Patrol
Melissa Babb
Ken Parrott
Tommy Hale
Melissa
Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga
Roger Babb
Greenville
5.C
Babb
South Carolina
Nashville
Hubert Ray
Polk County Ambulance Service