In August 2000, when she was 83 years old, she was driving in Florida
when her car was rear-ended and knocked off a bridge. It fell about 40
feet and landed inches above a swamp, caught in mangrove trees. She was
trapped for 78 hours in sweltering heat, with only a mint, a cough
drop, and a stick of gum. She managed to survive for three days before
being rescued.