PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A little girl who survived when her mother threw her and her younger brother off a Portland, Ore., bridge has helped dedicate a new Portland Fire Bureau rescue boat named in the childrens’ honor.
Trinity Smith is now 8 years old. Her 4-year-old brother Eldon Smith drowned when they were tossed into the Willamette River on May 23, 2009.
On Tuesday, Trinity stood at the bow of the new Eldon Trinity fireboat with her father, Jason Smith, and grandparents as the vessel motored to the spot where she struggled to survive.
While a firefighter held onto her coat, the little girl tossed a yellow Transformer toy and a handwritten note to her brother into the muddy water.
