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'Live on GMA:' How to escape from a car sinking in water
Approximately 7,900 car crashes involve vehicles entering water annually, resulting in 429 fatalities. ABC News' Matt Gutman teamed up with the Indiana State Police's underwater search and recovery team to demonstrate how to escape a sinking car. Discover essential tips that can save your life in an emergency.
4-Year-Old Boy Found Dead After Being Swept Away by Floodwaters in Texas: ‘He Just Went Under'
Tragedy struck in Johnson County, Texas, as 4-year-old Lucas Warren drowned after his family’s car was overtaken by floodwaters early Sunday morning. His parents were rescued hours later, but Lucas was swept from his mother’s arms by a strong current. The family had been trying to reach dry ground on foot. Lucas was just weeks away from his 5th birthday.
Body found in search for missing toddler after car swept away in flash flood
Matilda Sheils and her nine-month-old brother, Conrad were swept away in the flood that also killed their mother, Katie Seley. The toddler's body was found in the Delaware River of Pennsylvania
Body Of 2-Year-Old Found In Delaware River After Floodwaters Claimed Mother, Siblings
The lifeless body of a two-year-old girl, identified as Matilda “Mattie” Sheils, was recovered Friday evening in the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. The grim discovery occurred five days after the young girl was swept away by torrential floodwaters along with her mother and baby brother, according to the New York Post.
Wednesday funeral for 3 year-old killed in Lumpkin CO crash
Rocky Rae Barron was laid to rest after a Wednesday funeral in Demorest. The 3 year-old girl from Dahlonega was killed in a crash in Lumpkin County. Her mother’s vehicle plunged down an embankment and into the Chestatee River one week ago today.
