A woman fell 75 feet in while attempting to help victims of a car crash in Maryland.
Angela Weir, a nurse, was driving to the gym with her husband at 5 a.m. on Aug. 3 when she witnessed a crash on Interstate 70 in Frederick, Maryland. “There were brake lights and just a ball of fire, and we both simultaneously just went, ‘Whoa,’” Weir told WBAL-TV.
Weir, a shock trauma nurse for the past 13 years, said that her instincts kicked in and she rushed to help.
“I know very well that I am not a first responder, but I am a trained trauma nurse. I know that I can at least call him someone or keep them safe until a first responder arrives, and that was my intention,” Weir told the station.
However, when Weir hopped over a barrier, she didn’t realize there was no shoulder on the other side, and she instead fell 75 feet, landing in the Monocacy River.
“As I jumped over, I hurdled it, basically, and my feet didn’t hit anything. Nothing. And I just began falling,” Weir added. “I did a simple vault. I was expecting to plant my feet on the ground and run, and when that didn’t happen, my brain just went to such a horrible place.”
According to WBAL-TV, it was pitch black and she couldn’t see anything. “I don’t know for what length of time I fell, but it seemed like a long time, and the thoughts were just, ‘I can’t believe I just did this,’ and, ‘I’m going to die,’” Weir said.
