A 5 Year Old Girl Saves Brother In A Greasy Accident

After a car accident killed their parents and left the three young children stranded in the wreckage for more than two days in a remote area of rural Western Australia, a 5-year-old girl saved her baby brother's life, according to CNN affiliate Nine News.

The girl and her two boys, who are 2 and 1, were among the five members of the family who were reported missing a day earlier when they failed to show up for a Christmas Day celebration, according to Nine News.

The family's Land Rover Discovery was discovered Tuesday morning near Kondinin, which is located approximately 280 kilometres (174 miles) east of the state capital Perth, according to a statement from Western Australia Police.

Police reported that parents Cindy Braddock, 25, and Jake Day, 28, were pronounced deceased at the scene.

Their three children did not perish in the collision, but they were locked in the car for hours in sweltering heat until a worried relative found them.

A relative, Micheal told Nine News the 5-year-old girl saved her youngest brother’s life by freeing him from his child seat.

“If it wasn’t for the 5-year-old undoing the buckle of the 1-year-old’s car seat, he wouldn’t be with us today,” Read said. “She’ll probably not know for a few years.”

They were essentially trapped in the car for 55 hours at temperatures of 30 degrees (Celsius, or 86 degrees Fahrenheit). Nobody is aware of what they endured.

According to the authorities, the kids had serious dehydration when they were rushed to the hospital.

The children managed to live with non-life-threatening wounds and will likely be released from the hospital soon according to sources.