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HEROINE: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter HEROINE: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter
Heroine: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter The family of a mother originally from Union City is coping with her loss in a tragic accident -- an accident that the woman's young daughter survived thanks to the mom, who spent her last moments calling for help.   According to news accounts and a GoFundMe campaign started on her behalf by a Clifton man, Kathy Paredes, 35, was headed to a lake Saturday near her home in Jacksonville, Fla. Her five-year-old daughter Amber was with her.  According to police, Paredes' Jeep flipped into the water as she was attempting a turn. As the vehicle was submerged, Paredes managed to call…

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