SPANISH FORK, Utah — An 18-month-old girl whose mother crashed their car into a Utah river survived hanging upside down in a car seat for some 14 hours in freezing temperatures before a fisherman found her, authorities said.

The mother, 25-year-old Lynn Groesbeck of Springville, was found dead in the car, and her daughter Lily Groesbeck was in critical but stable condition at a Salt Lake City hospital.

Investigators believe the wreck occurred about 10:30 p.m. Friday, when a resident near the scene reported hearing a noise.

By The Associated Press