Rescuers save freezing and drenched toddler found clinging to the body of her drowned mother
Brave mother saved her daughter, three, from drowning in the Texas floods
The tragedy happened when the mother, 41, got stuck in the floods in Beaumont
She pulled into a parking lot along Interstate 10 around 3.30pm on Tuesday
However she and her daughter were swept into a canal half a mile from their car
She fought desperately to keep her child’s head out of the water to save her
Rescuers found mother unresponsive, while the girl suffered from hypothermia
By THOMAS BURROWS
DAILYMAIL.COM
By THOMAS BURROWS
A brave mother saved her three-year-old daughter from drowning in the Texas floods – but sacrificed her own life in the process.
The tragedy happened when the mother, 41, got stuck in the floods in Beaumont as she tried to flee in her car.
Overwhelmed by the flooding roadway, the woman pulled into a parking lot along Interstate 10 around 3.30pm yesterday.
However the strong current swept the mother and child into a canal around half a mile from their vehicle.
The mother fought desperately to keep her child’s head out of the water.
Officer Carol Riley, a spokeswoman for the Beaumont Police Department, said the unidentified mother was found by rescuers floating in the canal with her daughter still clinging to her.
The mother ‘absolutely saved the child’s life,’ said Officer Riley.
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