An 18-month-old baby Survives accident that killed mother.

An 18-month-old baby was in critical condition after surviving the freezing water of a river in Utah for 14 hours when the car driven by her mother plunged into the river on Friday. The mother, identified as Lynn Jennifer Groesbeck, 25, died in the accident which took place in Spanish Fork, Utah.

According to the Spanish Fork Police, Groesbeck, from Springville, together with her baby named Lily, left her parents' house in Salem at about 10 p.m. and was traveling to Springville when the accident occurred.

A resident near the accident said he heard something at about 10:30 p.m. and checked but did not find anything unusual.

Spanish Fork Public Safety officers were dispatched to the scene at noon the following day after the accident was reported when a fisherman found the car in the river.

"The vehicle was positioned on its top and upon arrival of emergency services the vehicle was tipped on its side," the police said. "An infant was located in a car seat in the rear passenger seat of the vehicle. A deceased female was located in the driver's seat. The vehicle is a four-door Dodge passenger car," the police added.

"We were delighted to see the baby was alive," said Lt. Cory Slaymaker of the Spanish Fork Police Department, according to KUTV.com.

The baby was taken to the Mountain View Hospital by ambulance and later airlifted to the Primary Children's Hospital.

According to the police, the vehicle might have rammed a cement barrier on the bridge causing it to crash into the river.

The Utah Highway Patrol is helping the local police with the investigation.
Three police officers and four fire fighters were also taken to the Mountain View Hospital for treatment of hypothermia. They were released later.

Police said he called dispatch, and rescuers entered the river, turning the car on its side.
Groesbeck was engaged to be married. Police said drugs and alcohol were not factors in this crash.

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A rape Victim corpse discovered after Valentine

Confusion and apprehension have gripped the people of Umunneato autonomous community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, following the discovery of the nude corpse of a lady in their community. Investigation revealed that the discovery was made a day after the world celebrated the famous Saint Valentine’s Day, at Okwu village.

An eyewitness, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, told Vanguard that a close look at the lady’s corpse revealed bruises, especially around the breasts and private parts.

Although the witness did not completely rule out what he called a brutal gang-rape of the girl, he could not, however, identify the victim or give her actual age. The witness said: “I am not too sure that it was a case of ritual killing because no part of the girl, on the face value, was missing. “It is, to me, a case of brutal gang-raping to death of the unfortunate girl.”

The source said nobody knew how the lifeless body was dumped along the road at Okwu or did it. Speaking also on the issue, the traditional ruler of the community, Eze Leo Nwokocha, said the identity of the dead lady was still unknown. According to the royal father, police stormed the scene soon after getting wind of the incident and removed the corpse. The traditional ruler said he had no doubts that the police and other security agencies were on top of the situation, with a view to ascertaining who the perpetrators were and making them to face the full weight of the law. The body of the girl had been moved to the morgue of Aboh Mbaise General Hospital.

No police officer at Aboh Mbaise Divisional Police Headquarters was prepared to speak on the issue, but only referred us to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Andrew Enwerem.

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US boy, three, shoots both parents

A three-year-old American boy has shot his mother and father with the same bullet after pulling a gun from her handbag, police say.
The incident took place in a motel room on Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque in the state of New Mexico.
The toddler was apparently reaching for an iPod.
The bullet passed through his father's buttock and hit his mother, who is eight months pregnant, in the arm. Both parents are said to be recovering.
The boy's two-year-old sister, who was also in the room at the America's Best Value Inn, was unhurt.
Justin Reynolds told NBC News station KOB he and his girlfriend Monique Villescas were about to order a pizza when he heard the shot.
"The next minute I realised my girlfriend was bleeding. Then I sat down and realised I was shot too."
He called emergency services and tried to staunch Ms Villescas's bleeding with towels.
He said: "I was more worried about my girlfriend than myself and anything else that was going on. And my son because I didn't know if he had shot himself or not. He was shocked and crying. It was traumatising."
Mr Reynolds has been released from hospital and Ms Villescas is in a stable condition.
Albuquerque police said the district attorney's office would decide whether the parents would face negligence charges. The children have been taken into care.

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