. >> 21-year-old stacy robin was also there, pleading with the kids' 32-year-old mother ebony will kerrson the call around. >> snatching at the wheel trying to get her to come towards shore. >> lady, you have to get out of the water. she looked back at us with this awful blank stare, just, i've been using the word posessed. i hate to use that. >> we're okay, we're okay. the son was tugging on the wheel. when i was speaking to her, her eyes was -- >> was wide? >> wide. >> reporter: they say she just kept driving. stacy never lets go of the car. the surf is up to his chest. he reaches into the fan to get the power windows down and his arms around two of the children, ages 9 and 10. >> i pulled the son out first and the daughter and i came walking out with both of them. i still don't believe it happened. i'm just glad i was there. >> reporter: people watching from the shore can't believe their eyes. >> the waves were just pounding into the water and down until it submerged. >> while a passing tourist captured it all on video. in the middle of the chaos, a shocking discovery. there was still a