heard a knock at the door. >> there was a little girl about 7 years old crying, not bad. lip was quivering pretty good and she was pretty bloody had a bloody nose and her arms and legs were scratched up real bad and she told me that her mom and dad was dead. >> reporter: wilkins later learned sailor track eded through grisly terrain and at one point even a 12-foot creek bed. >> at the scene we were talking about that being divine intervention because she absolutely went to probably the nearest -- the nearest house that she could have. >> reporter: the ntsb and faa are investigating the cause of the crash. as for 7-year-old sailor, she was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. boy, her survivor story is really unbelievable. that she is already out of the