- A three-year-old Arizona girl survived five days alone
in a car after an accident that killed her mother, authorities said.
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- Angel Emery was airlifted to Maricopa Medical Center,
where she was being treated yesterday for dehydration and severe frostbite
on her feet.
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- "The only thing she could share with us is that
she had been eating crackers and that's how she was able to survive these
long days out in the elements," said Sgt Frank Valenzuela, a spokesman
for the Arizona Department of Public Safety. He said the girl was expected
to recover.
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- Authorities said Angel's 44-year-old mother, Patricia
Marie Emery-Wade, died in the wreck, which apparently happened on the afternoon
of January 21 on US 60 in the east-central part of the state.
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- The woman's car hit a tree about 12 metres) off the highway
and six metres) down an embankment, making it nearly impossible to see
from the roadway.
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- A passer-by finally saw the smashed car yesterday morning
and alerted authorities, who found the girl inside, wrapped in a blanket
and cuddled next to her dead mother. Authorities say they believe Angel
got out of her car seat and got under the blanket.
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- ©2004. The Sydney Morning Herald.
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- http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/28/1075088047238.html
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