A 13-year-old girl who was the sole survivor of a rock slide that killed five members of her family has said her dad shielded her with his body.
The girl was pulled out of the rubble and airlifted to hospital with a broken leg after the rock slide on a Colorado hiking trail on Monday.
Gracie's parents, Dwayne Johnson, 46, and Dawna Johnson, 45, and another daughter 18-year-old Kiowa-Rain Johnson were killed.
Two of Gracie's cousins who were visiting from Missouri, Baigen Walker, 10, and Paris Walkup, 22, also died.
Gracie Johnson was pulled from the rubble. Pic: CBS News Sheriff's Deputy Nick Tolsma told NBC: "Her dad is a real hero.
"[Gracie] told me at the last second when the boulders were coming down on top of them that he covered her up and protected her, which I believe saved her life."
The rock slide sent boulders the size of cars falling from a cliff onto a popular viewing area that overlooks Agnes Vaille falls.
The area is in Chalk Creek Canyon below Mount Princeton, a 14,197ft peak in south-central Colorado.
A memorial for the Johnsons at Buena Vista High School. Pic: CBS News It is believed heavy rain during summer and recent snowfall may have triggered the slide.
Mr Tolsma, who was one of the first at the scene, heard screaming from beneath the rubble.
Then he saw Gracie's hand sticking up through the rocks.
"I started digging her out until I had more help come and we got her all the way out," he told NBC.
The trail is popular with Colorado hikers and tourists The Johnson family was from nearby Buena Vista.
Both parents coached at Buena Vista High School, where their daughters were students. Classmates mourned near a rock on campus that has become a memorial.
Principal Brian Yates said: "We all loved them."
Family friend Mike Carr said Dwayne Johnson was quick to help others.
"Probably his only regret is that he didn't jump in front of his whole family - he's just that type of guy," Mr Carr said.
The rock slide came after flash floods in Colorado that killed eight people, causing millions of dollars in damage.
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