Police and Good Samaritans rescue mom from flooded automotive: ‘Wonderful’ to see her ‘life coming again’

Norman Ray

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A Texas girl is alive because of the short actions of her kids and the speedy response of Good Samaritans and West Orange police.

After struggling a medical emergency whereas driving final month, Jonquetta Winbush drove her automotive right into a pond, leaving solely the rear bumper seen.

Whereas driving via a city in southeastern Texas, Epifanio Munguia noticed the car and jumped into motion to assist a police officer who was working into the water.

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“I (noticed) a car within the water, and I assumed, I did not actually assume it occurred at that time. I assumed a tow truck was coming to get the automotive out. After which I noticed an officer working towards the water, and I spotted it simply occurred,” Munguia stated Friday on “Fox & Buddies First.”

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“So I began praying, ‘Lord, give me power, make me quick, make me robust, give me knowledge.’ I ended, bumped into the water and instantly began attempting to interrupt the again window.”

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Based on West Orange police, Winbush suffered a seizure whereas driving, inflicting her to cross out together with her foot on the gasoline pedal. Winbush’s two kids had been additionally within the automotive when she drove into the water.

Dwight Winbush, 12, and his 16-year-old sister had been capable of get out of the automotive, after which Dwight ran to a close-by police officer, Charles Cobb.

“She’s having a seizure! She’s sunk! She’s within the water, assist her!” a terrified Dwight informed Cobb, who rapidly ran to the car.

Munguia and one other Good Samaritan, Corey Bull, adopted the officer to tug Jonquetta from the sinking automotive.

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“I jumped into the water and the automotive instantly began to sink. I used to be respiration rapidly. I attempted to get in and seize Jonquetta, however I could not seize the seat belt to unbuckle him,” Munguia stated.

When Munguia surfaced once more, he heard one of many males shout, “We have her!”

“I felt like I gained the lottery when that occurred,” he stated. “It was a tremendous feeling.”

Epifanio Munguia, together with a West Orange police officer and one other Good Samaritan, helped a Texas mom out of a submerged automotive. (West Orange/TMX Police)

Officer Cobb instantly carried out CPR and emergency companies had been capable of arrive on scene shortly thereafter to stabilize Jonquetta.

Jonquetta was taken to intensive care and stays within the intensive care unit.

“I am so extremely grateful,” Jonquetta’s sister Bevnisha Holman informed host Todd Piro. “I am unable to say sufficient about how grateful I’m that the children had been there together with her, to begin with as a result of they had been each so courageous. And I believe it is superb that my nephew Dwight was capable of take his sister’s orders to go and get some assist.”

“I’m so grateful to Epifanio that it was in his coronary heart to only cease and assist, as a result of this might have been a really completely different story. I’m so grateful.”

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