freezing temperatures in the upper 20s, with no food or water. it s amazing. children are very resilient. i think sometimes we don t realize how much they can withstand. reporter: as for the temperature, being cold might actually have helped lilly. when you become hypothermic, it slows the body down. metabolism drops. your oxygen consumption drops, your glucose metabolism drops. reporter: the main reason she survived this awful crash is that her mother buckled her up in a car seat so she didn t go through a window or drown. something that isn t surprising to jennifer s sister. she loves lilly with all her heart. reporter: primary children s medical center said the toddler is in stable condition and improving. the family shared this about her today. her improvement is astounding. right now she s watching dora and singing wheels on the bus with grampa. she s smiling and laughing for family members. we re blown away by lilly s
reporter: for about 14 hours, lily had survived hanging upside down in freezing temperatures in the upper 20s, with no food or water. it s amazing. children are very resilient. and i think sometimes we don t realize how much they can actually withstand. reporter: as for the temperature, being cold might actual lay have helped lily. when you become hypothermic, it slows the body down. metabolism drops, your oxygen consumption drops. it ends up being neuroprotective. reporter: in the end, the main reason is that her mother buckled her up in a car seat so she didn t go through a window or drown. something that isn t surprising to jennifer s sister. she loved lily with all her heart. she was the love of her life. reporter: primary medical center says the toddler is in stable condition and improving. the family shared this about her today. her improvement is astounding. right now she s watching dora
your oxygen consumption drops, your glucose metabolism drops. it actually ends up being neuro protective. reporter: the main reason she survived this awful crash is that her mother buckled her up in a car seat so she didn t go through a window or drown. something that isn t surprising to jennifer s sister. she loves lilly with all her heart. she was the love of her life. reporter: primary children s medical center said the toddler is in stable condition and improving. the family shared this about her today. her improvement is astounding. right now she s watching dora and singing wheels on the bus with grampa. she s smiling and laughing for family members. we re blown away by lilly s progress and grateful to her rescuers. elizabeth co-cohen, cnn reporting. we were blown away by her rescuers who made that possible. paul pulled lily from the water. both members of the spanish fork
withstand. reporter: as for the temperature, being cold might actually have helped lily. when you become hypothermic, it slows the body down. metabolism drops. your oxygen consumption drops. your glucose metabolism in use drobs. ends up being drops. it end up being neuroprotective. reporter: the main reason lily survived is her mother buckled her in a car seat so she didn t go through a window or drown. something that isn t surprising to jennifer participates sister. she loved lily with all her heart. reporter: primary children s medical center says the toddler is in stable condition and improving. the family shared this today her improvement is astounding. right now shows watching dora and singing wheels on the bus with grandma. she s smiling and laughing for family. we re blown away by lily s progress and so grateful to her rescuers. cnn reporting. of course we send our best
the car not submerged in the water. the toddler is unconscious and unresponsive but alive. the officers flip the car over. raised the car up out of the water. as i tried to release the seat belt. the child was passed to me, and i just ran up and climbed in the ambulance with the child. reporter: for 14 hours, lily survived hanging upside down in freezing temperatures in the upper 20s with no food or water. it s amazing, children are very resilient. i think sometimes we don t realize how much they can withstand. reporter: as for the temperature, being cold might actually have helped lily. when you become hypothermic, it slows the body down. metabolism drops. your oxygen consumption drops. your glucose metabolism in use drops. glucose consumption drops. it ends up being neuroprotective. reporter: the main reason lily survived is her mother buckled her in a car seat so she didn t go through a window or drown. something that isn t surprising