Community saves a young girl who was inside of an auto that entered a pond
@Deepizzaguy (126597)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
November 8, 2026 3:38pm CST
The community of St. Peters are being praised by Megan Kohlhaas who is the mother of her 3 year old daughter Melody who was inside of an auto that rolled down a hill after it got loose in a parking lot in a school on Friday and traveled to a pond with Melody inside.
Austin Collins who was at the same place and a witness of the accident called 911 as he rushed down the hill and entered the pond in an attempt to rescue Melody by using a hammer that another person gave him to break open the auto window and rescue Melody safe and sound even though Austin suffered a cut on his hand.
Megan is grateful that the community in St. Peters Missouri teamed up to rescue her daughter.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. A charity is asking people to donate money so that the Kohlhaas family can get a replacement auto.
Link is msn.com/en-us/news/oth...
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@Deepizzaguy (126597)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16h
Could be that the insurance company is not good enough to replace the damgaed auto.
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@AmbiePam (132825)
• United States
16h
@Deepizzaguy Maybe they have liability only.
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@Deepizzaguy (126597)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16h
@AmbiePam Most likely what the insurance covers only.
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@JohnRoberts (109260)
• Los Angeles, California
15h
A true community life saving effort.
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@Deepizzaguy (126597)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11h
So am I happy that the girl was rescued from the auto.
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@RasmaSandra (102206)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18h
Glad she was rescued, I guess Melody was in the back seat,
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@Deepizzaguy (126597)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16h
I think that Melody was in the back seat of the auto.
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@innertalks (23858)
• Australia
17h
Maybe the car did not have its handbrake on, or something, but this should not happen to a modern car, so maybe, it was an older car too. The young girl was lucky to have been rescued so quickly, as the situation could have gotten a lot worse.
@LooeyVille (75)
• United States
11h
How on earth did the mother leave a 3 year old in a car alone? This is terrifying.
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