Onatan Bauer, a US citizen, was walking with his 13-year-old daughter on the Assawoman Bay Bridge.
They noticed the five-car accident. A car had been thrown against the road barrier and remained suspended in the water.
The little girl in the car seat had flown out of the car and ended up in the water. Onatan recalls:
“The girl was lying on her back on the seat and trying to struggle, her body was covered in water, his head was above the surface of the water. She was wearing a pink dress.”
The man wanted to find a boat, but there was none in the surrounding neighborhood.
As a result, Onatan jumped off the bridge from a height of seven meters and started swimming towards the little girl.
“His mouth was open, his eyes half closed. I pressed the little girl against my shoulder and patted her back forcefully.
After a few seconds, water came out of his mouth, then he started coughing and later took a deep breath,” Onatan said.
The man entrusted the little girl to two rescuers. The girl was airlifted to a medical center in Baltimore.
After two days she was discharged and now she is with her family.
