Toddler Found Alive 30 Hours After Car Crash Killed Father

[matcom]

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- An 18-month-old girl survived a near-freezing night beside her father's dead body after their car cartwheeled off a road and into a creek.

Raylynn Miller was found alive Monday by a police officer who was out jogging and came across the crash site about a mile west of Thermopolis in northwest Wyoming.

"She was quiet, just sitting there," said Sgt. Mark Nelson, who found Raylynn at 5:40 p.m.

Raylynn remained hospitalized Tuesday for dehydration and possible broken bones. The girl survived 30 hours in the open and temperatures that dropped into the low 30s overnight.

Authorities said Raylynn was saved by her car seat and later may have been released by her dying father, Shye Miller, 22, of Thermopolis. He survived up to 15 hours after the crash, according to Coroner Clark Mortimore.

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3245164/detail.html

[meegbear]

1. Is it me ...

or are young children found by their dead parents in a car/plane crash happening a lot lately?

[BlondieK143]

2. My thoughts exactly.

*shaking head* Really, really tragic.

[supernova]

3. Awww.. little Raylynn

won't remember her father. :cry: It's a miracle she survived.

Too bad they couldn't call for help if he was alive after the crash.

[ihaveaquestion]

4. I'll definately keep my cell phone charged up after reading this!

[supernova]

6. You ain't kidding! - eom

:-(

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Oh, man. Will be praying for this poor family!