Toddler Thrown From Truck Into Bay in Crash—Then Heroic Bystander Leaps In, Saves Her Life

Toddler Thrown From Truck Into Bay in Crash—Then Heroic Bystander Leaps In, Saves Her Life
Courtesy of Ocean City Fire Department
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A toddler was thrown from a truck, off a bridge, and into the water of a bay in Maryland during a vehicle collision on May 2. Heroically, a good Samaritan leapt in and retrieved the baby girl with help from nearby boaters.

The five-car crash occurred just before 3 p.m. on a Route 90 bridge connecting Ocean City to the rest of Worcester County. The impact threw a 23-month-old, still in her car seat, from one of the vehicles into Assawoman Bay, according to a press release.