Tragically, a ... 41-year-old mother has been added to that list.

Spokesperson for Beaumont Police Department, Officer Carol Riley, tells PEOPLE that the woman was driving on a service road with her 3-year-old daughter when she got stranded in high flood waters.

Desperate to save her child, the mother pulled her vehicle over and escaped with the toddler, but they were quickly picked up by the rushing waters that swept them into a canal over a half mile from the car.

Two fire rescue divers and policeman spotted the mother-daughter duo in distress and managed to pull them from the water just before they were swept under the trestle, at which point they would have been irretrievable.

The mom was sadly unresponsive and was pronounced dead shortly after getting to the ambulance. Though her child suffered from a severe case of hypothermia, she is now in stable condition.

"They were in the water for quite some time," said Riley. "When the baby was found the baby was clinging to her. The mother did the best she could to keep her child up over the water."

"The baby also had a backpack that was helping her float on her back and she was holding on to her mom," she added.

The image of that little girl clinging to her lifeless mother will forever be etched in the minds of the Beaumont police—but in the wake of tragic loss, they find hope in the rescue of her sweet little one.

According to Riley, there is no question that this brave mama's final act "absolutely saved the child's life."

Praise the God of miracles who makes His mighty hand known in times of distress, assuring us that in this, He is sovereign still.

Please join us in praying for this woman's family, that they may find peace and comfort during this unimaginable time.

*UPDATE: the deceased mother was later identified as 41-year-old Colette Sulcer, a nurse. Her 3-year-old daughter who survived by clinging to her mother is Jordyn. According to the New York Times, the little girl, who was recovering at a Beaumont hospital, told a relative that her "Mama was saying her prayers."

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Tennessee Library Director Fired after Allegedly Trying to Sabotage Kirk Cameron Event

Watch: Remarkable 9-Week MRI Reveals Who Is Targeted By the Abortion Pill

Wyoming Abortion Ban Becomes Law, Protects Babies Starting at Conception

After 2nd Attack, Pregnancy Care Center CEO Calls Out FBI, Justice Department for Failure to Act

Biden Administration 'Days Away' from Reversing Campus Religious Freedom Rule

Surprise Trump Grand Jury Witness Revealed

State Republicans Gain Historic Power after Louisiana Democrat Switches Parties

Populist Win: Anti-Globalist Farmers Movement Wins Even More Dutch Senators Than Expected, Are Now Largest Party

New Angel Studios Movie 'His Only Son' Makes Crowdfunding History

19 'Freedom-Loving States' Take Action: Form Anti-ESG Alliance

Mississippi Passes Bill to Protect Children from Digital Pornography

Study: America's Teens Are Dumber Than They've Been In 100 Years

Netflix Show Targeting Preschoolers Pushes Gender Ideology with 'Nonbinary' Character, Then Netflix Drops It

New Student-Led 'Red Guard' Installed in Maine School District Causes Fury at Board Meeting

Representative Comer: As Many As 7 Bidens May Have Received 'Significant Amounts of Money From Communist China'

Oversight Committee Discovers Unreported Funds Biden Family Business Received While Joe Biden Was VP

Report: More Caught Illegally Crossing Southern Border in Fiscal 2022 Than during Entire Trump Presidency

Influencer Destiny Albritton Reads the Bible to Millions on TikTok

Give Him 15: Our Prayers Can Turn A Nation

Biden Admin's Washing Machine Proposal Under Fire; Gas Stove Update Called 'Essentially an Outright Ban'