Overview
- Shedly Apollon, 29, veered off I-95 near Stuart on Feb. 6 after feeling dizzy, and passerby Logan Hayes swam about 40 feet to pull her from a sinking car.
- Doctors at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital performed an emergency C-section; her daughter, Ivory, was born about seven weeks early at 3 pounds, 14 ounces and remains in the NICU.
- Apollon is recovering and expects to leave the hospital soon, while her newborn is anticipated to stay for several weeks of specialized care.
- In a separate crash Sunday, deputies rescued a mother and three children from a flipped car in a Martin County canal after a reported seizure sent the vehicle off the road.
- Authorities say the children are doing OK, the mother is on a ventilator, and bystanders — including a 9-year-old who held siblings above water — are being praised.