The bystander spotted the woman sinking in her vehicle and “swam roughly 30 feet from the shore to reach” her, Florida’s Martin County Fire & Rescue said
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- A pregnant woman was saved from a sinking car by a “Good Samaritan” in Stuart, Fla., on Feb. 6, local authorities said
- Martin County Fire & Rescue also responded to the scene and helped the woman receive medical attention following the incident
- The woman is believed to have given birth hours after she was rescued
A pregnant woman trapped in a sinking car in Florida was rescued by a “Good Samaritan” and first responders on Friday, Feb. 6.
Around 8 a.m. local time in Stuart, Fla., Martin County Fire & Rescue “responded to a harrowing scene near the 112-mile marker on I-95 after a vehicle left the roadway and became fully submerged in a pond near the weigh station,” MCFR said in a statement.
“Reports from the scene indicate that as the car began to sink, a Good Samaritan who witnessed the crash immediately jumped into action,” the MCFR continued. “We were told the witness swam roughly 30 feet from the shore to reach the vehicle. He was able to reach the driver, whom he recognized was pregnant, and open the door.”…