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Mystery voice guides rescuers to trapped girl

By T.K. Randall
March 10, 2015 · Comment icon 48 comments

Four officers heard a voice calling out to them for help. Image Credit: Yinan Chen
An 18-month-old child was saved after rescuers discovered she was trapped inside a submerged car.
25-year-old Jennifer Groesbeck had been driving back home to Springville in Utah when her car hit a cement barrier and veered in to a river where it ended up submerged in the freezing water.

The accident went completely unnoticed for over fourteen hours until a fisherman came across the car in the river and contacted the emergency services. When the police arrived at the scene four officers took the decision to enter the rapids in a daring rescue attempt after an arm was spotted in one of the windows.

What happened next however would stay with the men for the rest of their lives.
"We could see a person in the front seat and then we heard a voice saying, ‘Help me, we're in here.'" said Officer Tyler Beddoes. "We replied back 'hang in there, we're trying what we can.'"

When they managed to reach the car however they discovered that Groesbeck hadn't survived the crash but that her 18-month-old daughter was still alive and trapped inside the vehicle.

Along with the help of three firefighters the four cops eventually managed to pull the youngster to safety. Who it was that had called out to them however remains a complete mystery.

"I don't know what I thought I heard," said Beddoes. "I'm not a typically religious guy. It's hard to explain - it was definitely something. Where and why it came from, I'm not sure."

Source: New York Daily News | Comments (48)




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Comment icon #39 Posted by Rafterman 10 years ago
LOL yeah thats kinda funny. On the other hand though, my family and friends had similar experiences where people appeared and suddenly dissapeered from right beside them. The thing is the mysterious "angel" came to help when no one else would. It is possible that a mere stranger came to help and just dissapeered quickly. It is also possible that it is an "angel" come to help- or spirit. Or demon, or alien, or fairy, or bigfoot, or an elf, etc. etc.
Comment icon #40 Posted by Lesionia 10 years ago
Or demon, or alien, or fairy, or bigfoot, or an elf, etc. etc. LOL no mocking! I doubt bigfoot would be interested in a car, the fae might but I doubt it. It could be a guardian demon, but those are rare and it would have been an even more mysterious situation, same with an angel. And aliens would most likely have abducted the child. Any more? I am just joking, well maybe half serious but .
Comment icon #41 Posted by Rafterman 10 years ago
LOL no mocking! I doubt bigfoot would be interested in a car, the fae might but I doubt it. It could be a guardian demon, but those are rare and it would have been an even more mysterious situation, same with an angel. And aliens would most likely have abducted the child. Any more? I am just joking, well maybe half serious but . Chupacabra?
Comment icon #42 Posted by VictorVictor 10 years ago
Those threatened....will grasp at any and all rational explanations for how all these rescuers heard this voice and responded to it.
Comment icon #43 Posted by Calibeliever 10 years ago
Those threatened....will grasp at any and all rational explanations for how all these rescuers heard this voice and responded to it. Threatened by what?
Comment icon #44 Posted by She-ra 10 years ago
Here is a body cam video of the actual rescue: http://www.people.com/article/rescued-toddler-utah-spanish-fork-river-car-crash?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag The follow up said Lilly was doing fine and well and at home with her father. Poor baby
Comment icon #45 Posted by Calibeliever 10 years ago
Here is a body cam video of the actual rescue: http://www.people.co...ebook_peoplemag The follow up said Lilly was doing fine and well and at home with her father. Poor baby Ugh. Heart wrenching.
Comment icon #46 Posted by She-ra 10 years ago
Here's another body cam footage of the rescue. You can hear something just before the officer says "Get over here Meadows!" And then he says, "we're helping, we're coming!" He's responding to what he though was a voice crying for help... weird http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/03/16/police-bodycams-capture-dramatic-baby-rescue.cnn
Comment icon #47 Posted by MJNYC 10 years ago
Wouldn't turning the car over be standard procedure anyway? As would thoroughly checking the vehicle to see if there were other occupants? Yes, but they needed to rush if there was someone else in the car. They said that they thought the mom was alone. Once they heard the voice they knew they needed to hurry. Here's another body cam footage of the rescue. You can hear something just before the officer says "Get over here Meadows!" And then he says, "we're helping, we're coming!" He's responding to what he though was a voice crying for help... weird http://www.cnn.com/v...baby-rescue.cnn Yes, t... [More]
Comment icon #48 Posted by MelissaJackson2 9 years ago
So the ghost was nice? Oh I thought all ghosts were- bad... Well, way to go, ghost. You saved a life!


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