Car In The Water Off The Causeway

Alabama Mobile Rescue crews have found woman missing in Mobile Bay. She is expected to survive.

by WKRG Staff

Published: Fri, May 09, 2008 - 9:40 pm CST

Saturday (5/10), 2:05 a.m.
- Click here to listen to the police news conference recapping the rescue efforts.

Saturday (5/10), 1:00 a.m.
- Rescue crews have found the woman, 28-year-old Annie Sheffield Langley alive.
- Langley was located around 12:20 a.m. in shallow water and was taken by ambulance to USA Medical Center to be treated for hypothermia.
- According to authorities on the scene, Langley intentionally drove the car into Mobile Bay.
- The passenger, 54-year-old Robert Merritt from Mobile, is said to be ok. A police officer helped him out of the car shortly after it went into the water.
- Authorities on the scene confirmed what a witness told News 5, that Langley swam away from the shore and rescuers.

Saturday (5/10), 12:35 a.m.
-An ambulance has left the scene. According to a supervisor at Baldwin County 911 it is transporting someone to USA Medical Center, but we are unsure if that person is the man that was in the vehicle or the woman believed to have swam out into the water.

Saturday (5/10), 12:20 a.m.
- Authorities have set up crime scene tape in the area of a near-by boat ramp on the Causeway, adjacent to the Original Oyster House.

Saturday (5/10), 12:05 a.m.
- The vehicle has been removed from the water.
- A witness who was fishing in the area at the time the car plunged into the water tells News 5's .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), she saw a woman get out of the vehicle and start swimming out into the water. The bystander says she heard the woman saying she wanted to be with Jesus.

Friday (5/9), 10:40 p.m.
Searchers are looking for a woman in the water off the Causeway.
Emergency dispatchers tell News Five that a car went into the water near Ed's Seafood Shed. It happened around 9:00 p.m. Friday night.
Two people were inside the car. A man was pulled out and is okay. A helicopter is helping in the search. The car is about ten yards in the water and its roof is sticking out of the water.

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carl Says:

Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 7:55 am

For a lot of these susposedly BIPOLAR people it’s just another way to get out of being responsible for their actions and maybe some freebies down the line from the local,state and federal goverments.Are there some crazy ones out there? There sure is,and they should be some place where they could be helped and kept close eyes on and not allowed to run amuk with no supervision on the streets. I believe every one should be held responsible for what they do even if they are mentally ill.

rosepetal Says:

Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 7:46 am

wow, i did not notice that. thanks billydkid

rosepetal Says:

Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 4:49 am

mysonsmom, i am sorry she lost her dad, but being bipolar is no excuse to take the other person with you if you want to die. i am thankful both are ok.

mysonsmom Says:

Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 6:56 pm

I know of this girl. she is bipolar. that is why she did that. u should know what you are talkin about b4 you coment on something

mustuknow Says:

Sat, May 10, 2008 at 11:31 am

Okay, I don’t get it. When I listened to the briefing one of the reporters asked the officials was there any truth that Ms. Langley’s father had recently died and she wanted to be with him? The officers said that they couldn’t confirm that (or something like that) but my question is why would she want to take this poor other soul with her? It is one thing if you want to hurt yourself but it is a whole different story when you ATTEMPT to hurt someone else. And another thing why is there no charges being filed against this woman? She tried to kill herself and her passenger? She put the lives of the rescuers at risk by having to come out and search for her. I am sorry but I think this was a horrid attempt for attention which could have cost someone other than herself their life. Charge her with felony endangerment.

justme Says:

Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:41 am

Why do people who want to kill themselves want to take others with them?