layne was the only survivor. her mom tells "good morning america" her husband may have saved her life by hugging her when the plane went down. >> her last memory is that dad grabbed her and held her really, really tight. in my heart, i know it protected her. >> reporter: she suffered fractures but her injuries are only on one side of her body. >> the side that he was hugging her and holding her, that's where she was protected. >> i believe it would make sense to me, if her injuries were on the one side, her other side was with her dad. and he was holding her. >> reporter: a coast guard helicopter was training in the area at the time of the crash. the crew spotted debris and air-lifted layne to the hospital where she is expected to make a full recovery. >> she is a trooper. she is alive and talking. today she stood up. she has a long road ahead of her. >> the cause of the crash is under investigation. later on "good morning america," christie perdue discusses plans for her daughter's future. >>> turning to sport.

. >> layne looper had a lot of complaints about what was happening on that set, but the most importantrom a legal perspectives tthat he was complaining andrned about the use of weapons on the set and said that they were fast and loose with their safety procedures. that's a real potential problem for the producers of this film. >> reporter: in a collective statement, the producers of "rust" call louper's allegations patently false, adding he had nothing to do with or knowledge of safety protocols or budgets. safety is always the number one priority on our films and it's truly awful to see someone using this tragedy for personal gain. and other crew members paint a different picture than louper. overnight, alec baldwin reposting comments by the film's costume designer, who says concerns were heard and addressed and we had several safety meetings, sometimes multiple per day. this week over 200 cinematographers vowing to no longer work on projects that use functional firearms on set, writing, we won't sit back and wait for the industry t change, calling hutchins' death senseless, negligent