LANGLEY — The mother of twin 4-year-old girls who survived a car crash that killed their dad north of Seattle says she’s astonished at what they did.
Authorities say that after the car plunged down an embankment and into thick forest and undergrowth Friday night, the girls unbuckled themselves from their booster seats, realized their dad wasn’t talking and climbed out a broken rear window.
They made it back up to the road, where they were spotted by a woman who happened to drive by.
The girls’ mother, Esther Crider, told The Seattle Times they are “independent,” but she was astonished by what they did. They were both missing their shoes when they were found, she said.