SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A 3-year-old girl is fighting for her life after surviving a near-death experience when a car went into Dundee Lake.

Hailey was sitting in her car seat when the vehicle she was traveling in plunged into the lake on Sunday, August 10.

The driver, 23-year-old Nafeeze Samad, got out of the car that was submerged in the water and stood on top, leaving Hailey inside . Samad was arrested on multiple charges, including DUI.

On the day her world turned upside down, Hailey's mother, Tamika Whitson, said courageous deputies and firefighters broke through a window and pulled out her daughter, whose body was lifeless. However, they were able to revive her after CPR.

Now, nearly two weeks later, Hailey is still recovering at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, but she still

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