Alabama Girl Falls Into Ice Cream Shop’s Grease Pit, Dies

Alabama Girl Falls Into Ice Cream Shop’s Grease Pit, Dies
(Reuters/Stefan Wermuth)
Jack Phillips
10/19/2017
Updated:
10/19/2017

When Corrie and Tracy Andrews’ young daughter disappeared, they came upon a terrible scene.

Sadie Grace Andrews was playing with two of her siblings when she went missing at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in Auburn, Alabama. The coroner said she went missing 5-10 minutes after she was out of their sight, Fox News reported.
(YouCaring)
(YouCaring)

The 3-year-old girl was found outside an ice cream shop near the picnic table. Next to the table is an in-ground grease trap that was six feet in depth.

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris told AL.com that the girl fell into the trap, which was not locked properly. She fell inside and got trapped.
A young girl fell into a grease pit at an Auburn, Alabama, ice cream shop and drowned. (Google Street View)
A young girl fell into a grease pit at an Auburn, Alabama, ice cream shop and drowned. (Google Street View)

When first responders got on the scene, they couldn’t revive the girl.

“No foul play is suspected and the death investigation indicates that she drowned in the sludge that was in the six-foot-deep inground container,” Harris told Fox News.

Her mother said the girl was a bundle of joy.

“She would light up a room with her smile; she walked with a skip in her step,” Tracy Andrews said. “She said she was a big sister. That was huge for her to say that. Looking back, it’s as if she knew she wouldn’t need it anymore.”

Sadie Grace Andrews was playing with two of her siblings when she went missing at the Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in Auburn, Alabama. (WRBL)
Sadie Grace Andrews was playing with two of her siblings when she went missing at the Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in Auburn, Alabama. (WRBL)
Her uncle started a YouCaring page for the family to cover relevant expenses.

“A mother and dad should never have to bury their child. Make every moment special with your children — every one. Let them know how much you love them and how much they mean to you,” he told AL.com.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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