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Monday 9 March 2015

Baby Found Alive By Fisherman 14 Hours After Car Crashes Into River

The child's 25-year-old mother was found dead in the driver's seat.

A baby girl has been found alive in a car 14 hours after it plunged into a river in Utah.
The 18-month-old was found hanging over the water from her car seat by a passing fisherman.The child's 25 year old mother was found dead in the driver's seat.
The baby is in a hospital in Salt Lake City where her condition is stable. 



The red Dodge Caliber struck a cement barrier on the bridge and careened into the river, according to investigators.
The car then landed under the bridge and was difficult to see from the road.
Emergency responders who arrived at the scene on Saturday found the car on its top, partially submerged in the river.
Groesbeck was found dead in the driver's seat but Lily was alive, seated above the freezing waters in the rear passenger seat - as the low-to mid 30-degree-temperature water never reached high enough to touch her.
The child was first taken to Mountain View Hospital and then flown to Primary Children's Hospital in critical condition.
'She is doing remarkably well considering the circumstance. The doctors have been hopeful so far,' said Lynn's sister, Jill Sanderson on Sunday. 'We would like to express our appreciation to the Spanish Fork rescue team for saving the baby's life.'
Sanderson said her sister was enrolled at Provo College with a goal of becoming a medical assistant, and had lived in the Provo area her entire life, according to KSL.
Lynn was also the youngest of five children, including three brothers and her sister.
'She was very compassionate and a very loving person and always willing to bend over backwards for her loved ones,' said Sanderson. 'Her baby was the love of her life. She was an amazing mother.'
Fighting for life: Groesbeck's daughter was reported to be in stable but critical condition at the hospital on SundayLove of her life: Groesbeck's sister, Jill Sanderson, said Lily (above with her mother Lynn) was the love of the late mother's life and that she was an amazing mother
Fighting for life: Groesbeck's 18-month-old daughter was reported to be in stable but critical condition at the hospital on Sunday
Tragedy: The red Dodge Caliber struck a cement barrier on the bridge and careened into the river, according to investigators
Tragedy: The red Dodge Caliber struck a cement barrier on the bridge and careened into the river, according to investigators
Mystery: Police said she was driving home from her parent's house in Salem Friday night when the accident happened
Mystery: Police said she was driving home from her parent's house in Salem Friday night when the accident happened


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