{"id":8829,"date":"2023-01-03T11:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=8829"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:05:27","slug":"jamie-lynn-spears-recounts-her-daughters-near-death-accident-and-miraculous-survival-five-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2023\/01\/jamie-lynn-spears-recounts-her-daughters-near-death-accident-and-miraculous-survival-five-years-later.html","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Lynn Spears Recounts Her Daughter&#8217;s Near-Death Accident and Miraculous Survival Five Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8838\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/01\/jamie-lynn-spears-credit-extratv-youtube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8838\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/01\/jamie-lynn-spears-credit-extratv-youtube.png\" alt=\"jamie lynn spears\" width=\"676\" height=\"597\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ExtraTV\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Nickelodeon star Jamie Lynn Spears \u2014 the younger sister of singer Britney Spears \u2014\u00a0said it\u2019s \u201ca miracle\u201d her daughter Maddie survived a nearly fatal accident five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>When she was eight years old, Maddie crashed the all-terrain vehicle she was driving, hurling her into a pond, where she remained submerged under water for about two minutes, still strapped into the ATV and unable to escape. Finally freed from the vehicle, Maddie was taken to the hospital. She suffered no brain damage and fully recovered from the frightening experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did a lot of work, obviously, to process it, and now it\u2019s more about focusing on the positive and the fact that it is a miracle \u2014 and that is not the case for so many people,\u201d Jamie Lynn Spears\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/12\/27\/jamie-lynn-spears-how-maddie-and-i-process-atv-accident-today\/\">told Page Six<\/a>\u00a0of her daughter\u2019s incredible recovery from the deadly crash.<\/p>\n<p>The younger Spears said they \u201cwere blessed\u201d Maddie survived the accident unscathed. \u201cThings like that don\u2019t just happen for no reason,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s how we discuss it now. It\u2019s our miracle anniversary, not our accident anniversary. And both Maddie and I are so grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSweet Magnolias\u201d star posts about the harrowing ordeal each year. In February, Jamie Lynn Spears celebrated the success of her Netflix series, which hit No. 1 on the streaming platform the same day as the fifth anniversary of Maddie\u2019s accident. \u201cMaybe, it\u2019s just a little reminder to remain faithful through the good times and the bad times,\u201d she wrote in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZn_hmqAdG6\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">an Instagram post<\/a>. \u201cI mean, I had nothing when I thought I lost my baby girl, so my faith was literally all I had left to cling to. I thank God every day for the extraordinary medical professionals, all the prayer warriors, and the countless angels in heaven and on earth who made our miracle possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAibgQV_RsI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Britney Spears reflected on Maddie\u2019s crash earlier this year, too. In a post of her own, the \u201cGimme More\u201d singer said her \u201cmind was completely and absolutely gone\u201d when she first learned what happened to her niece. She explained that her brother, Bryan, had to step in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/18\/britney-spears-reflects-on-niece-maddies-near-fatal-atv-accident\/\">to calm her down<\/a> because she \u201cstopped breathing\u201d and \u201cstarted throwing things\u201d when she thought Maddie had died. The pop star went on to say she just \u201cstood there crying\u201d until she learned her niece \u201copened her eyes [and] could see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeath is a mystery \u2026 We don\u2019t understand it\u2026 My mind couldn\u2019t process it,\u201d she added. As for Jamie Lynn Spears, she is appearing in the forthcoming Fox reality series, \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test.\u201d In the show, the former \u201cZoey 101\u201d star said learning how to perform a helicopter challenge forced her to come face-to-face with some of the emotions she felt during her daughter\u2019s accident five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way they used the physical elements to bring out this mental healing was really important,\u201d she told Page Six. \u201cObviously, having to go through that experience with Maddie was very tragic for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd even though it turned out to be a miracle and she survived, all the water and the elements involved in the helicopter mission was tough for me,\u201d Jamie Lynn Spears continued. \u201cThe second I was asked if I was OK, I threw up. My body remembered the trauma of Maddie\u2019s accident, but it was also super healing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Nickelodeon star Jamie Lynn Spears \u2014 the younger sister of singer Britney Spears \u2014\u00a0said it\u2019s \u201ca miracle\u201d her daughter Maddie survived a nearly fatal accident five years ago. 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