05-05-2021
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Over the weekend, a heroic, unnamed good Samaritan jumped into action literally when an infant was thrown into a bay in Maryland after a car crash on a bridge.
Ocean City officials praised the man, saying in a statement that “a heroic witness jumped from the bridge into the bay and rescued” the 2-year-old girl, who is now in stable condition, according to The Washington Post.
The incident took place just before 3 p.m. Sunday on a bridge crossing Assawoman Bay, when a crash forced one vehicle partially over the guardrail, sending the little girl out of her car seat and into the water some 25 feet below.
Bystander Rescues Infant Flung into Maryland Bay After Crash
3 May 2021
A bystander dived off a highway guardrail into a Maryland Bay on Sunday to rescue an infant flung from a car into the water after a crash, authorities said.
The infant was flung from the car on the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City, Maryland, and plunged into the Assawoman Bay, according to a statement posted on Facebook by the Ocean City Fire Department:
At least eight people were injured in the crash, according to the fire department.
Authorities were dispatched to the scene shortly before 3:00 p.m. and found one car hanging off the bridge, officials said.
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An infant ejected from a vehicle Sunday after a crash in Ocean City was flown to a Baltimore hospital and seven others were also injured, according to the Ocean City Fire Department.
Officials said emergency crews were called at 2:47 p.m. to the Maryland Route 90 bridge for a crash involving a vehicle that was half over the guardrail.
Investigators initially declared a mass casualty incident before upgrading it to a rescue response.
Officials said an infant was ejected from the vehicle that was teetering over the guardrail, landing in the Assawoman Bay below. Officials said a good Samaritan jumped over the guardrail and into the bay, rescuing the infant.
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An infant ejected from a vehicle Sunday after a crash in Ocean City was flown to a Baltimore hospital and seven others were also injured, according to the Ocean City Fire Department.
Officials said emergency crews were called at 2:47 p.m. to the Maryland Route 90 bridge for a crash involving a vehicle that was half over the guardrail.
Investigators initially declared a mass casualty incident before upgrading it to a rescue response.
Officials said an infant was ejected from the vehicle that was teetering over the guardrail, landing in the Assawoman Bay below. Officials said a good Samaritan jumped over the guardrail and into the bay, rescuing the infant.
Updated: 7:40 PM EDT May 2, 2021 A good Samaritan on Sunday jumped into a bay to save an infant in an Ocean City, Maryland, who fell into the water below after being ejected in a crash. Seven others were also injured, according to the Ocean City Fire Department.Officials said emergency crews were called at 2:47 p.m. to the Maryland Route 90 bridge for a crash involving a vehicle that was half way over the guardrail.Officials said an infant was ejected from the vehicle that was teetering over the guardrail, landing in the Assawoman Bay below. Officials said a good Samaritan jumped over the guardrail and into the bay, rescuing the infant.Firefighters secured the vehicle with rescue tools while paramedics treated multiple patients. Seven people were taken to hospitals, and the infant was flown to Johns Hopkins Children s Center in Baltimore.Police continue to investigate the crash.