“They saw the little pink backpack sticking out of the water,” Beaumont Police Officer Hailey Morrow said. She was identified as Colette Sulcer, 41, of Beaumont. It’s a true testament to a mother’s will, that motherly instinct we hear about, her will to save her child’s life. The girl had been clinging to her mother’s back for about an hour, Morrow said. “It’s a true testament to a mother’s will, that motherly instinct we hear about, her will to save her child’s life,” Morrow said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 30, 2017 16:42 UTC