Woman Trapped in Crashed Car Survives on Creek Water for 6 Days Until Rescue

First responders after finding an Indiana woman who was trapped in her car with severe leg injuries for six days near the town of Brook, Ind., on March 11, 2025. Newton County Sheriff's Office via AP

BROOK, Ind.—An Indiana woman who was trapped in her car with severe leg injuries survived for nearly a week by sucking water from a sweatshirt that she dipped into a small creek, authorities said.

A man operating drainage equipment saw Brieonna Cassell’s car off a road Tuesday near the town of Brook, Newton County Sheriff Shannon Cothran said in a post on social media.