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12-Year-Old Boy Saves Mother from Sinking Car After Seizure

Quick-thinking actions of Dwight Winbush and local responders avert tragedy in West Orange, Texas.

  • Jonquetta Winbush suffered a seizure while driving, causing her car to plunge into a pond.
  • Her 12-year-old son, Dwight, escaped the car and flagged down police for help.
  • Officer Charles Cobb and two bystanders broke into the submerged vehicle to rescue Jonquetta.
  • Jonquetta was unconscious and not breathing but was revived through CPR at the scene.
  • She is now recovering in the hospital after spending three weeks on a ventilator.
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