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Indiana Woman Stranded for 6 Days in Wrecked Car Leaves Hospital After 13 Surgeries
- Brieonna Cassell, a 41-year-old Indiana woman, survived six days trapped in her crashed car in a ditch on a rural Newton County road in March 2025.
- Cassell fell asleep behind the wheel, causing the crash, after which her phone was thrown out of reach and she remained trapped with severe injuries until discovered.
- Johnny Martinez, a local worker, spotted Cassell's hidden car and alerted volunteer fire chief Jeremy Vanderwall, who called 911 and led her rescue on March 15.
- Cassell underwent 13 surgeries at a hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and while she is now recovering at home with her mother, she remains hopeful that she will eventually regain the ability to walk.
- Cassell's survival and recovery echo a similar six-day ordeal of Matt Reum in December 2023, highlighting the dangers and resilience involved in such isolated accidents.
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Illinois woman trapped in crashed car for 6 days released from hospital after months of recovery
NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. (WGN) — An Illinois woman survived for six days in her crashed car in Northwest Indiana and then spent almost three months in the hospital recovering. Now, she is finally in the comfort of her own home. “I just feel like He has a purpose that I’m here, whoever that is. I don’t have any other explanation for it,” Brieonna Cassell said. In March, the 41-year-old mother of three was driving home when she fell asleep behind the w…
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