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Dec 26, 2007 10:49 pm US/Pacific

Santa Barbara Girl Survives Panama Plane Crash

Panamanian Pilot Also Killed, 12-Year-Old Girl Injured

DAVID, Panama (AP) ― A 12-year-old Santa Barbara girl who was the only person to survive a plane crash in a remote mountain area of Panama has been reunited with her family at a hospital.

Rescue workers trekked for five hours to carry Francesca Lewis out of the rugged area, then airlifted her to a hospital in the town of David.

Santa Barbara businessman Michael Klein and his 13-year-old daughter Talia -- a friend of Francesca -- were killed in Sunday's crash near the slopes of the Baru volcano. The Panamanian pilot Edwin Lasso, also was killed.

A doctor says Francesca is in stable condition with hypothermia, contusions and muscle injuries, and does not remember much about the crash.

He says she'll probably be hospitalized for at least a week.

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