Bystanders pulled a 3-year-old from an SUV in a St. Peters pond
After an SUV rolled into a pond, Austin Collins and others jumped in. Collins used a hammer handed to him to break a window and free Melody, who is alive and home.
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Bystanders jumped into a St. Peters pond after an SUV rolled in, First Alert 4 reported. Austin Collins used a hammer someone handed him, broke a window, and pulled 3-year-old Melody out. Other people were in the water with him.
Melody is alive and home. Her mother thanked the crowd. The report is about that rescue, not a replay of how the vehicle entered the pond.
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