Florida police and firefighters went above and beyond to save a family’s Christmas after a mother driving with her three young children crashed into a watery ditch, with responders forming a human chain to retrieve their presents from the wreckage.
The vehicle went out of control, struck a utility pole and rolled before landing in a water-filled ditch on the southbound side of Interstate 95 in Ormond Beach around 11:45 a.m., according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
A Good Samaritan stopped and helped get the woman and her three children — the oldest just 5 years old — out of the car when deputies and firefighters from Ormond Beach arrived.
Fortunately, all four suffered only minor injuries — however, their Christmas presents were still in the car, which sat in 3 feet of water.
While the woman and child were taken to an area hospital, firefighters used a ladder to reach the vehicle and were able to save most of the gifts.
Florida police and firefighters form a human chain to save a family’s Christmas present from a car crash. Volusia County Sheriff’s Office
The deputy minister dried the gift and handed it to the family at the hospital. Volusia County Sheriff’s Office
They formed a human chain with deputies and transferred the gifts to dry land.
“Due to these efforts, deputies were able to transport the gifts to the VSO office, where they were sorted, dried, plus some additional donated gifts, and then taken to the hospital for the children,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
The sheriff’s office thanked everyone who helped make the victim’s Christmas “a little brighter despite the accident.”
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