Robin Doneth's emotional testimony | Forensic Files

and he picks you up now you correct he he picks you up yes and that's when he throws you
overboard right yes and when he threw you overboard he threw you in in the water
right yes I hit the side of the windshield going down you hit that but he he yeah he threw you in the water
correct yes now when let's go back when he was pushing you under and you were trying to get to the
top were you fighting him yes okay were were you kicking him no how were you fighting him to get up just trying to
push away from him and just trying to get away from him with my hands okay and when when you got
up did you indicate to him with what you said that you weren't taking this as a joke yes okay did Tyler say anything to
you no what did you do um I just started swimming I knew I had to get away from him okay and where
did you swim [Music] towards just away and what did you do next um I saw a boat coming from the
from the other way and do I just started pleading for him to please pick me up that he just
tried to kill me did you offer to give them money I offered to give them anything anything
they wanted and did they stop and help you yes what was Andrew doing at this point in
time um he was in the water with with me was he helping you yes I um was kind I couldn't really swim and I was just
trying to breathe still having problems breathing at that point yes

Tyler Mook's ex-girlfriend took the stand during his trial for attempted murder. Doneth describes the moments during and right after she claims Mook tried to drown her off the Florida coast.

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Brief Summary

A victim recounts a near-drowning experience and desperate plea for help after being attacked in the water.

Key points

Desperate Plea for Help. In a moment of peril, the speaker pleads for a boat to rescue them, claiming they were nearly killed.

Episode highlights

Desperate Plea for HelpIn a moment of peril, the speaker pleads for a boat to rescue them, claiming they were nearly killed.“I just started pleading for him to please pick me up.”1:33Oct 30, 2016

Episode quotes

He just tried to kill me.

Describing the moment of danger in the water.

1:35WatchOct 30, 2016

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