Please Pray for the Families of these 2 girls!

[SugarSpice]

Hi Disers -
I wanted to post this because of the Disneyland connection. The families of these 2 girls really need your prayers right now. Abby, who is a soccer player for a University in my city and her best friend, Marlena, were on their way driving home from a vacation in Disneyland. A tire blew in their car. Abby was pronounced dead and Marlena was listed as in critical condition. That was a week ago. Abby's funeral was planned for today. Yesterday, it was discovered that it was actually Marlena that died and Abby is the one still alive. Both families are a complete emotional roller coaster right now. Please pray for peace for their hearts.

The full story is on the link below. You can also click on the thumbnail with the 2 girls photos superimposed on top of a Disney Parade for the video that was on the Today Show.
http://www.14wfie.com/global/story.asp?s=12866776

Thank you.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

OMGosh, that's awful. Many prayers and much pixie dust to them and their families.

 

[Chelley00]

There was a case of mistaken identity in an accident here in Indiana in 03. There was a vanload of collage students and one survived and was mistakenly thought to be another girl. The other girl was actually buried way before her parents found out.

How odd that all the girls are college students from Indiana, in both accidents!

 

[SugarSpice]

Yes, Chelley - they are making such a huge deal of it down here in Evansville. Because it happened twice to girls from Indiana.

 

[adsrtw]

I agree it is all over the place. Here is what U of E sent out over the weekend:

University of Evansville soccer player Abby Guerra is alive.

One week ago today officials in Arizona reported that the 19-year-old starter for the Lady Aces soccer team had been killed in an automobile accident while en route home to Arizona from a trip to Disneyland with 4 friends. We have confirmed that Abby did not die in the accident, that somehow she was mistakenly identified as the person who died at the scene. Yesterday, Abby parents learned that a young woman lying in a hospital bed in Arizona was in fact their daughter and the parents of the other girl learned that the daughter they thought was hospitalized was in fact deceased.

We do not have any information as to why or how this tragic mix-up occurred. That is for the officials and the hospital to communicate. What we can tell you is that our head coach, Krista McKendree received a phone call yesterday afternoon from a parent of one of Abby's teammates. That family had traveled early to Arizona to be with Abby's family because they were not able to stay for Monday's planned funeral due to a previous commitment. After they arrived and were headed to the Guerras' house, they called and were told by an aunt what appeared to be unfolding and were told to go to the hospital instead. They were actually with both girls' families when they were given confirmation that Abby was the hospitalized girl. That parent told us today that Abby was positively identified by a fingerprint record provided by the family.

Most of Abby's teammates, along with all three coaches, and a senior Athletics administrator have arrived in Arizona as previously planned because they were to attend the funeral tomorrow. Now they are there to support Abby, her family, and one another. As you can imagine, this continues to be a very emotional rollercoaster for everyone involved. Throughout the week, University of Evansville's chaplain and counselors have assisted both players and coaches, including in these hours since they received the startling news about the turn of events. Again, I want to reiterate that information regarding Abby's condition and the details following the accident will have to come from the hospital and officials in Arizona. We can tell you that Abby did undergo surgery last night and that her condition has been critical all week. Certainly she, her family, and our girls and staff appreciate all the care and concern so many people have expressed this past week and we encourage you to continue those prayers and support as they are needed just as much now as ever. We at the University of Evansville are all remembering that this is still very much a tragedy as Abby fights for life, two of her friends – one of whom was identified as being her – have died as the result of the accident.


I can't imagine what their parents are going through.

 

[rhyeck]

Oh... how sad. We'll keep the families in our prayers...

 

[sjsjbrook]

What a nightmare these famillies are living. My heart goes out to them.

 

[dansyr2514]

I can't even imagine the roller coaster of emotions they are going through. My prayers go out to them

 

[Aimee&Co]

My sister is friends with these girls and has been morning the loss of Abby for a week, only to find out that she was alive. It is the most unbelievable thing I have ever heard. Praying for ALL the families involved. Another passenger in the car, the only male, passed the following day...and the other two girls also suffered injuries.

 

[maroo]

There was a case of mistaken identity in an accident here in Indiana in 03. There was a vanload of collage students and one survived and was mistakenly thought to be another girl. The other girl was actually buried way before her parents found out.

How odd that all the girls are college students from Indiana, in both accidents!

This happened in Jackson, MS several years ago - in the mid 90's. A carload full of college students went off a bridge and landed top down. They identified the wrong person and we were all told a friend had died. Turns out it was her roommate and she was fine. The parents thought, for almost a day, that their child had died until she called them - talk about a scary and wonderful call...

Crazy how often this has happened.

 

[adsrtw]

A local radio station is quoting one of the families today. So sad!

 

[adsrtw]

A local radio station is quoting one of the families today. So sad!

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Wow, that's awful, and I agree, very similar to the other accident. What a horrendous thing for both families.

 

[JamieSimms91]

My thoughts and prayers go to the family, this story is so sad