Mom Survives Being ‘Trapped’ in Crashed Car for 6 Days by Sucking on Hoodie Dunked in Water

Mar. 15, 2025

Brieonna Cassell.Photo:Brieonna Cassell Has been found!/Facebook

Brieonna Cassell Has been found!/Facebook

An Indiana woman survived after she was trapped in her crashed car for six days, thanks to water she managed to retain through her hoodie.

On Tuesday, March 11, Brieonna Cassell was discovered inside her vehicle, off the roadway and in a ditch in Newton County, about an hour-and-a-half south of Chicago, according to theNewton County Sheriff’s Office.

Cassell had just left her mother’s home on Wednesday, March 6, and was visiting a friend when she drove off the road in Brook, Ind.

“She had fell asleep and veered off the road and went into a very big, deep ditch. It couldn’t be seen from the road,” Delmar Caldwell, Cassell’s father, told WSL.

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Rescuers saving Brieonna Cassell.Newton County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

Newton County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

Now, Cassell is listed in stable condition at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., according toNBC affiliate WTHR. The Wheatfield, Ind., woman is scheduled for surgery on Wednesday, March 12, over some concern with the healing of her legs.

“I just can’t wait to hug her and kiss her, which I probably can’t do,” she said.

source: people.com