A 5-year-old girl saved her little brother’s life after a car crash killed their parents, leaving three young children trapped in rubble for more than two days in a remote area of rural Western Australia, CNN affiliate Nine News reported.
In a statement, Western Australia Police said the family’s Land Rover Discovery was found on Tuesday morning in Kondinin, about 280 kilometers (174 miles) east of the state capital, Perth.
Parents Cindy Braddock, 25, and Jake Day, 28, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Their three children survived the crash but were trapped in the vehicle with their dead parents in searing temperatures until they were discovered by a concerned family member.
The family of five, including the girl and her two brothers, aged 2 and 1, had been reported missing the day before when they failed to make it to the Christmas Day celebration, Nine News reported.
The children were taken to hospital with severe dehydration, police said.
They survived with non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to be released from hospital in the coming days, Nine News reported.
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