An 18-month-old girl continued her recovery yesterday after being strapped into a child seat for up to 14 hours after her mother's car plunged into a freezing Utah river.
Toddler Lily Groesbeck was discovered hanging upside down in the upturned red Dodge Caliber car on Saturday afternoon, suspended just above the frigid waters of the Spanish Fork River. Rescuers found her mother, 25-year-old Lynn Groesbeck, dead in the driver's seat.
Police officers who plucked her from the car said yesterday they heard someone calling for help. Officer Jared Warner, said: "We're not sure where that voice came from", after Officer Bryan Dewitt was reported to have recalled cries of "help me, help me".
Lily is being treated at a Salt Lake City hospital, where her condition was upgraded yesterday from critical to critical but stable. "She is doing remarkably well considering the circumstances. The doctors have been hopeful so far," Lynn Groesbeck's sister, Jill Sanderson, said. "We would like to express our appreciation to the Spanish Fork rescue team for saving the baby's life."
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