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DrDan

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7. she was from South Carolina

Reply to B Calm (Original post)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 11:55 AM

Mar 2014

"No one in his department knows how long the woman had been in town or why she was visiting from South Carolina. She did have family in the area, the sheriff said."

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/us/florida-mother-minivan-ocean/

I live in the Daytona area and have been following this story closely - these children are SO lucky that these Samaritans were around and willing to get involved.

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Pregnant Florida Mother of Three Drives Minivan into Ocean [View all] B Calm Mar 2014 OP

Thank heavens for the brave individuals who saved those children! In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #1

Mom who drove van into ocean talked about demons hours before, family says justiceischeap Mar 2014 #2

Religiously Insane for sure! B Calm Mar 2014 #5

sounds like PasadenaTrudy Mar 2014 #14

She definitely doesn't sound well. justiceischeap Mar 2014 #15

It's good she did this from the beach instead of driving off a bridge or such. TeamPooka Mar 2014 #22

That's what it sounds like. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #18

As the mother of a lifeguard, I'm proud to point out Glitterati Mar 2014 #3

Sounds like a pregnancy induced psychosis Sienna86 Mar 2014 #4

Thank the goddess no one died. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #6

she was from South Carolina DrDan Mar 2014 #7

How cold is the water this B Calm Mar 2014 #8

Surprisingly warm - about 77 F A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #12

77 today - pretty normal DrDan Mar 2014 #13

I'm glad those kids got saved. HappyMe Mar 2014 #9

"what can only be described in one of two ways" - what an awkward phrase muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #10

Weird place treestar Mar 2014 #11

you have been able to drive on the beach here for decades DrDan Mar 2014 #17

thank goodness the children were rescued, hopefully there are other family geek tragedy Mar 2014 #16

being reported here on the radio that she was fleeing an abusive husband back in SC DrDan Mar 2014 #19

There's plenty of vehicles that get an ocean bath on those drive on beaches. L0oniX Mar 2014 #20

it gets worse - seems she was sexually assauted on Saturday by her husband at Myrtle Beach while on DrDan Mar 2014 #21