I am so beyond grateful because I
know if I were to go that night.
I I would have missed out on my whole life.
I'm I was only 16 years old when it happened.
You're hearing from Kennedy,
littledyke of Burley. She survived a
horrific car crash in May of 2021.
Her recovery has been long and tough,
but now this teenage girl is inspiring
people all over the world with
her determination and resilience.
Maggie Ormara has her
remarkable story tonight.
She is our seventh hero.
We do want to say, though,
that some of the photos of the accident
scene may be sensitive to our viewers.
Kennedy Littledyke was looking forward
to a night out with her friends
and they were like let's go watch
the sunset at the D and the D is
we have a mountain that is right
like 3 miles away from my house
and there's a bit at the base.
There's a big deal on the mountain
for Declo and we know we will sit
at the base that wants the sunset so
we over corrected and then I guess I
over corrected too far and we started
flipping and rolling and I don't know
how many times they flipped and rolled.
But my car was pretty far out in the field.
At that point, all
three teens were thrown from the car,
but unbelievably, Kennedy was
actually launched about 30 feet
up onto an overhead power line.
I don't remember much being on the wire,
but I do remember being up there.
My first memory,
and it was pitch black and I was really
high upside down and I was confused.
And I just remember trying really hard
not to cry and then my next memory
was when I was hanging up there and
I remember looking down everyone and
there was a white tarp underneath me.
And then I feel like there's
a lot of people, but I'm not.
Quite sure and I remember they're all
just looking at me and I was confused
why they wouldn't just get me down.
It was something first
responders had never seen before.
Getting her down safely was next.
She still remembers the
hero who did just that.
I remember looking him in the face
that I said you've got to get me down.
I know how much longer the cow I
can't hold on and he's like we're
trying to hover almost there.
I don't know how you would not
believe in God after you go
through something like that 'cause.
No, God didn't have a hand in that
Kennedy was rushed to the
hospital with broken bones and
a severe leg and arm injury.
The doctors couldn't save her leg.
They had to amputate.
So everyone in the room was all upset
and I could tell something was wrong.
But I did. I didn't know and I
remember telling him it's going to be
OK and let give me. Now I'm walking
this strong girl has defied the odds.
She now has a prosthetic leg and as
you just heard she is walking again
after months of physical therapy.
She's not only walking,
she's running and swing dancing.
Started tech talk and
that's what I did my Gobi dance
this season. She had the chance to
play in the senior night soccer game
with her Declo high school teammates
and that meant everything to her,
but Kennedy says it hasn't always been
easy to keep a positive attitude.
And then after it like hit me hard
I felt like I was a nobody I I
wanted to hide myself in a way
because like I wasn't who I used to
be. I just constantly had people all
around me in the love and support.
And then my Instagram my sister
started it in the comics,
in the DMS I was getting just
inspired me so much social
media has been a big part of her
healing. She posts on Instagram,
Facebook and Tick Tock.
Everyone cheer me on has helped so
much I get comments all over the world.
I people will be like sending love
from like France or Sweden like I've
had some crazy places and I'm like
no wait how did they get there?
There's a lot of room inspirational
you're strong or they tell me or my DMS?
They'll tell me some of their personal
experiences with stuff I'm kind of
going through and I kind of helps out.
Like I'm not the only one out there,
Kennedy says she has learned
so much through her journey.
Perfect, don't worry about other people
'cause that's what I've learned is to
just be confident in myself and just don't
worry about what other people look like.
Worry about you 'cause you're all beautiful,
just the way you are and I've had
kind of had to let that and she
has so much to be thankful for.
I'm so grateful.
Like how? The support system I do
have and all the love and support
from everyone Kennedy Little died.
I'm just grateful to be here
to be able to possibly.
Go after all my dreams and
accomplish all my goals 70.
Much more you Kennedy,
and in fact she plans to either go to BYU,
Idaho or Utah State next year.
She hasn't quite decided which one
and no doubt she will continue to
inspire people wherever she goes.
Wow, right on right on.