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Canberra firefighters thanked nearly 20 years after saving toddler hit by mother's car

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Updated June 9 2021 - 4:35pm, first published 5:00am
First responders Justin Morrison and Joe Box with Jewel East, 17 years after they rescued her after her mother, Elissa East, accidentally drove her car into their house. Picture: Elesa Kurtz. Inset, Jewel after the accident.
First responders Justin Morrison and Joe Box with Jewel East, 17 years after they rescued her after her mother, Elissa East, accidentally drove her car into their house. Picture: Elesa Kurtz. Inset, Jewel after the accident.

Nearly two decades after Canberra teenager Jewel East was injured after her mother accidentally drove a car into their home, the family has thanked the first responders whose life-saving skills meant Jewel, a toddler at the time, could continue telling her story today.

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Toby Vue

Court reporter

Toby Vue joined The Canberra Times in April 2021 and is a court reporter after covering the round in NSW and Queensland. He has also reported on regional and rural affairs, local government and sport. He was a Sunday Canberra Times reporter. Email: t.vue@canberratimes.com.au.

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