A man helped rescue a pregnant woman from a vehicle in a pond off Interstate 95 in Florida. Hours later, she gave birth to the child.Logan Hayes had been driving to work near Stuart before 8 a.m. Friday before the Gatlin exit near the weigh station.”As I was driving by, I saw this car in the pond,” he told WPBF.The vehicle was sinking. He jumped into the cold waters, swam out to the vehicle, and pulled the woman to shore.Hayes later learned the woman was pregnant. Martin County Fire Rescue crews arrived minutes later. The patient was taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce with serious injuries.MCFD divers entered the water to confirm no other occupants were inside and to assist with scene recovery.”Great teamwork by all responding units and the citizens on scene,” the agency posted on Facebook.SLCScanner’s Dan Toback, who posts information on the Treasure Coast, called it “an incredible story.”
A man helped rescue a pregnant woman from a vehicle in a pond off Interstate 95 in Florida. Hours later, she gave birth to the child.
Logan Hayes had been driving to work near Stuart before 8 a.m. Friday before the Gatlin exit near the weigh station.
“As I was driving by, I saw this car in the pond,” he told WPBF.
The vehicle was sinking. He jumped into the cold waters, swam out to the vehicle, and pulled the woman to shore.
Hayes later learned the woman was pregnant.
Martin County Fire Rescue crews arrived minutes later.
The patient was taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce with serious injuries.
MCFD divers entered the water to confirm no other occupants were inside and to assist with scene recovery.
“Great teamwork by all responding units and the citizens on scene,” the agency posted on Facebook.
SLCScanner’s Dan Toback, who posts information on the Treasure Coast, called it “an incredible story.”
date: 2026-02-09 17:23:00
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