COSTELLO: A small Colorado town is in mourning today following the tragic death of five hikers killed by a rock slide on a popular hiking trail. Kyung Lah has more for you.</s>KYUNG LAH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Hundreds in Buena Vista filled the high school football stadium to remember the coaches who guided them and the young friends lost. Five members of the same family all crushed under boulders the size of cars. The only survivor: 13-year-old Gracie Faith Johnson, her leg broken but pulled out alive by a first responder.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He didn't see Gracie at first, but he heard somebody screaming. He was able to start digging.</s>LAH: Gracie's miraculous survival celebrated at this high school as they mourned the lost. Dwayne Johnson, an electrician, coached football part-time. His wife Dawna waited tables at two restaurants to support her family and helped coach the track team. Gracie's sister Kiowa was a senior here and the Johnson's two nephews Paris and Baigen were visiting from Missouri. The family decided to go hiking Monday morning on this popular trail recommended in guide books for children. The sheriff's department says recent heavy rain and freezing temperatures loosened the massive boulders and triggered the slide. The reason Gracie is alive? Her father saw the boulders coming.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Gracie told the rescuing deputy is that her father shielded her from the boulders and pushed her out of the way.</s>BRIAN YATES, PRINCIPAL: Doesn't surprise me one bit. Dwayne, he would have been there for you and not only you. If you'd have been close enough to him and he saw that coming, he would have done the same thing for you.</s>LAH: A final act of fatherhood cherished by a child and a community. Kyung Lah, CNN, Buena Vista, Colorado.
Town Mourns Family Killed in Rockslide