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Florida Man Jumps Into Canal to Save Mother and 3 Children, Reunites with Family 1 Week Later
After a seizure caused a crash into a canal, Casey Curtis rescued a mother and her three children; the mother spent days in ICU and has now met her rescuer.
- On Feb. 8 in Indiantown, a vehicle plunged into a canal after Shyeniqua Wilkins suffered a seizure, and Casey Curtis jumped in to rescue her and her three children.
- Authorities said the crash was caused when the mother suffered a seizure while driving, leaving her unconscious as her 8-year-old daughter held two younger siblings above water and screamed for help.
- Dialing 911, Curtis jumped into the canal, guided the three children to dry land, held Wilkins' head above water, and gave her a breath that restarted her breathing until first responders arrived.
- About one week after the Feb. 8 rescue, Wilkins met Curtis first by Zoom and he then surprised her with an in-person hospital visit at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, Fort Pierce.
- Facing mounting medical bills and lost vehicle, the family launched a GoFundMe, and Wilkins says Curtis is now part of the family, calling him her hero.
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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN)– MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN)– A Florida mother is thankful to be alive after a chaotic crash landed her in the hospital and it was all thanks to one man who raced to rescue the unconscious woman and her three children. Since that incident, Shyeniqua Wilkins has been recovering at the hospital and she finally was able to meet her hero, Casey Curtis. “Thank you, sir. You’re a part of the family now,” Wilkins told Curtis. …
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