{"id":2465955,"date":"2026-06-18T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2465955"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:57:08","slug":"jamie-lynn-spears-recalls-witnessing-a-miracle-when-priest-read-her-daughters-last-rites-after-atv-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jamie-lynn-spears-recalls-witnessing-a-miracle-when-priest-read-her-daughters-last-rites-after-atv-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Lynn Spears recalls witnessing a &#8216;miracle&#8217; when priest read her daughter&#8217;s &#8216;last rites&#8217; after ATV accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jamie Lynn Spears is recalling her daughter&#8217;s &#8220;miracle&#8221; recovery from a near-fatal 2017 accident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her daughter, Maddie, was 8 when she crashed her ATV into a pond outside their family home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She then spent two days in a coma, during which a priest came to read her &#8220;last rites.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jamie-lynn-spears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jamie Lynn Spears;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jamie Lynn Spears&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jamie Lynn Spears<\/a> is unpacking the terror of her daughter&#8217;s near-fatal 2017 ATV accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a joint interview, Spears and her daughter Maddie, now 18, detailed one of the darkest periods in their lives and how it brought their family closer together. The incident occurred when Maddie was just 8 years old and steering her ATV around the family&#8217;s Fluker, La., home. After a sharp turn, she crashed the vehicle into a pond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She went in the water and me, my father-in-law, my husband [Jamie Watson] ran as fast as we could to go jump in to get her out,&#8221; Spears recounted to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jamie-lynn-spears-daughter-maddie-was-read-last-rites-by-priest-exclusive-12000724\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE<\/a> in the interview published Wednesday. &#8220;But she was stuck under the ATV.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The<em> Zoey 101<\/em> alum could feel her daughter&#8217;s arm but was unable to pull her from the water. An ambulance arrived within minutes but when they got Maddie out, Spears said she was &#8220;not breathing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added, &#8220;We thought that she had passed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Maddie and Jamie Lynn Spears<br \/>Credit: Jamie Lynn Spears\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But the family returned home when a firefighter announced that he had found a pulse. Maddie was then airlifted to a nearby hospital and spent two days in a coma. Eventually, a priest was called in to administer last rites \u2014 a Catholic practice typically reserved for someone who is gravely ill or nearing death. But when the priest arrived, Spears said they bore witness to a miracle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He comes in, and she physically sits up in all her restraints and tubes,&#8221; Spears shared. &#8220;I&#8217;m screaming for the doctors, like \u2018Come in here now!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She noted that even the priest was stunned, telling her, &#8220;&#8216;I&#8217;ve never seen anything like what&#8217;s happening.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spears continued, &#8220;I knew she was in there and felt all of us praying. We were given a miracle, and I don&#8217;t take it for granted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Maddie doesn&#8217;t recall the details of the accident herself, she shared that in the wake of her near-death experience, their &#8220;faith got a lot stronger. She added, &#8220;In the end, I think such a negative experience affected us positively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jamie Lynn SpearsCredit: Jamie Lynn Spears\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HLWL0_WEuc9G1j.Rk9oQyQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/f093fe2ab197b53b0fcef435040866ce\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jamie Lynn Spears<br \/>Credit: Jamie Lynn Spears\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The accident also left another lasting impact on the family. Before the incident, Maddie had begged Jamie Lynn to give her &#8220;a little sibling.&#8221; So during her two-day coma, Spears said she began &#8220;bargaining with God, like, &#8216;Take my arm, take my leg. I don&#8217;t care. Just give me my baby back.&#8217; &#8220;I was like, &#8216;I&#8217;ll have a baby. I&#8217;ll have whatever you want.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Maddie woke and again asked her mother about a little sibling, Spears said, &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Oh, He&#8217;s already calling in.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spears and Watson welcomed daughter Ivey, now 8, the following year. (Spears, who wed Watson in 2014, shares Maddie with ex-fianc\u00e9 Casey Aldridge.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spears told PEOPLE that looking back on the incident now, &#8220;We always say she just went up to heaven to go pick out her little sister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since the frightening accident, Maddie has gotten back on an ATV after Jamie Lynn gifted her a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jamie-lynn-spears-marks-miracle-anniversary-of-daughter-atv-accident-11900126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:new one for Christmas;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;new one for Christmas&quot;}\" class=\"link \">new one for Christmas<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jamie-lynn-spears-says-priest-read-her-daughters-last-rites-after-atv-accident-12001846\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jamie Lynn Spears is recalling her daughter&#8217;s &#8220;miracle&#8221; recovery from a near-fatal 2017 accident. Her daughter, Maddie, was 8 when she crashed her ATV into a pond outside their family home. She then spent two days in a coma, during which a priest came to read her &#8220;last rites.&#8221; Jamie Lynn Spears is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2465956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[485096,339234,375056,485095,363165],"class_list":["post-2465955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-atv-accident","tag-daughter","tag-jamie-lynn-spears","tag-jamie-watson","tag-maddie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jamie-Lynn-Spears-recalls-witnessing-a-miracle-when-priest-read.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465955"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465957,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465955\/revisions\/2465957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}