Police: Abducted woman’s fight helped save life

“PHILADELPHIA —
An abducted woman’s fighting spirit likely helped keep her alive until law enforcement agents rescued her and arrested her alleged captor, Philadelphia’s police commissioner said Thursday.

“My understanding is, even after she was in the car and bound, she continued to struggle with this guy,” Charles Ramsey told ABC News, hours after police reunited Carlesha Freeland-Gaither with her family at a Maryland hospital.

“She’s got a lot of fight in her,” he said.

Freeland-Gaither, 22, was resting at home in Philadelphia on Thursday and not yet ready to talk publicly about her three-day ordeal.

Police say Freeland-Gaither, who disappeared Sunday night, had some injuries but was generally doing OK.

Ramsey says detectives are giving her time to settle down before completing interviews…”

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