SHELLEY — A 35-year-old woman and a 2-year-old girl died in a fatal crash after the vehicle they were in overturned into a canal Sunday afternoon near Shelley.

Bonneville County Coroner Shante Sanchez identified the woman as Jaime Stebelton of Rexburg.

According to a news release from the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m. after 911 calls were made to report the accident.

Initial reports detailed that there were multiple people inside an overturned vehicle, a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, in a canal and that people were attempting to get them out of it.

The release states that those helping the people inside the Sonata managed to turn it over in the canal and began extracting them from the vehicle.

The woman and toddler were reported to be unconsciou

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