Indiana Woman Rescued After Surviving 6 Days Trapped in Crashed Car

Brieonna Cassell, 41, was found conscious but severely injured after veering off the road into a ditch, surviving by drinking water from a nearby creek using her hoodie.

Brieonna Cassell, a 41-year-old mother of three, was found alive on March 11, six days after her car veered off the road into a deep ditch in Newton County, Indiana.
Cassell survived by using her hoodie to extract water from a nearby creek while trapped and unable to move due to severe injuries, including compound fractures in her legs, broken ribs, and a fractured wrist.
Her cries for help went unheard as the crash site was obscured from view, and her cellphone was dead and out of reach under the passenger seat.
Johnny Martinez, a drainage equipment operator, spotted the wrecked car and alerted his supervisor, Jeremy Vanderwall, a local fire chief, who helped confirm Cassell's presence and condition.
Cassell is now in stable condition at a Chicago hospital, where she is scheduled for surgery, and her family has launched a fundraiser to support her recovery.