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SYNOPSIS: August 27, 1995 was a joyous day for Steve and Cheron Newton. That morning, their first child, Virginia, was born at Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Florida. Steve Newton had come to the hospital straight from work the night before. At around 2:00 p.m. he headed home on his motorcycle to pick up the family car. The ride to the small town of Immokalee would take about and hour and a half. Over the previous week, rainstorms had blanketed the area. Steve says it had cleared by that afternoon. But up ahead, disaster loomed, a deep pool of water had covered the road, creating a treacherous hazard. At first glance, the water appeared like a mirage to Steve. But as the motorcycle hit the water, it began to slide from underneath him, and Steve flew over the handle bars. Steve ended up in a full drainage ditch, face down and unconscious. Death was just a whisper away when Steve regained consciousness and found himself looking into the face of a young woman. The woman, apparently a passing motorist, had turned Steve over in the water and saved him from drowning. She pulled him to his feet, led him from the drainage ditch, and over to her car. There the woman kept Steve talking until paramedics arrived. The stranger stayed at the scene until Steve was taken away. She gave a statement to police, then disappeared without leaving her name. Twenty minutes later, Steve was brought for treatment into the same hospital where his daughter had been born just hours earlier. More than a year has passed since Steve Newton's brush with death. He is now on disability because he suffers from occasional seizures. But if not for the mysterious Good Samaritan, Steve Newton wouldn't be here at all. For that reason, he and his wife Cheron are very grateful and would like find and personally thank the young woman. UPDATE: Steve Newton's search for the woman who saved his life following a devestating motorcycle accident ended on December 19, 1996 when he spoke with Tammy Dotson of Immokalee, Florida. One of Tammy's co-workers saw the story on Unsolved Mysteries and remembered Tammy speaking of the incident. She contacted Tammy and urged her to call the show. Although Tammy contacted the Unsolved Mysteries phone center, her boyfriend coincidentally worked at the Hendry Correctional Institution where Steve's father-in-law is employed. The two men connected and Tammy's information was forwarded to Steve, who immediately called Tammy.
At the time this update was compiled in December 1996, Steve and Tammy were planning a reunion for early January 1997. At that time, Steve and his wife, Cheron, will finally be able to thank Tammy personally for saving his life.
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