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12-22-2020, 07:29 PM
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A man had to spend 10 hours in his car in freezing temperatures after a passing snowplow and rapidly accumulating snow buried the vehicle.
Kevin Kresen was driving off during a snowstorm in the town of Owego when he hit a ditch and was also 'plowed by a truck'. As his vehicle's door was blocked by the thick accumulation of snow, he had no other option than to wait for rescue inside the vehicle, according to an AP report
Fortunately, he was able to get a call through to 911 and was rescued in the nick of time by a New York state trooper. But that happened after 10 long hours.
State Police Sgt. Jason Cawley, the man who rescued carried out the rescue, said Kevin could've died had he arrived at the location an hour later.
“If he was in there for another hour his body temperature would have gone lower, and I’m convinced he wouldn’t have made it,” said Jason Cawley.
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Kevin said he drove his car into a ditch around midnight. He tried calling 911 in the early hours of Thursday but was unable to get through. As the car was completely disabled by the freezing temperatures, Kevin was left without any heat.
How was he located?
After the 911 call, first responders were able to narrow the call to a 5-km stretch along a river in Owego, which was covered with over 40 inches of snow.
When the responders reached the spot, they noticed Kevin's car was almost completely covered in snow.
Cawley reached the spot and punched the side window of the car. When Kevin responded from inside, the State Police officer was shocked to realise he was standing almost on top of the car.
Cawley then cleared the glass and managed to dig Kevin out with the help of a passerby.
The 58-year-old suffered from frostbite and hypothermia due to excessive exposure to freezing temperatures. He was immediately taken to a hospital, where his body temperature returned to normal.
A man had to spend 10 hours in his car in freezing temperatures after a passing snowplow and rapidly accumulating snow buried the vehicle.
Kevin Kresen was driving off during a snowstorm in the town of Owego when he hit a ditch and was also 'plowed by a truck'. As his vehicle's door was blocked by the thick accumulation of snow, he had no other option than to wait for rescue inside the vehicle, according to an AP report
Fortunately, he was able to get a call through to 911 and was rescued in the nick of time by a New York state trooper. But that happened after 10 long hours.
State Police Sgt. Jason Cawley, the man who rescued carried out the rescue, said Kevin could've died had he arrived at the location an hour later.
“If he was in there for another hour his body temperature would have gone lower, and I’m convinced he wouldn’t have made it,” said Jason Cawley.
Watch video:
Kevin said he drove his car into a ditch around midnight. He tried calling 911 in the early hours of Thursday but was unable to get through. As the car was completely disabled by the freezing temperatures, Kevin was left without any heat.
How was he located?
After the 911 call, first responders were able to narrow the call to a 5-km stretch along a river in Owego, which was covered with over 40 inches of snow.
When the responders reached the spot, they noticed Kevin's car was almost completely covered in snow.
Cawley reached the spot and punched the side window of the car. When Kevin responded from inside, the State Police officer was shocked to realise he was standing almost on top of the car.
Cawley then cleared the glass and managed to dig Kevin out with the help of a passerby.
The 58-year-old suffered from frostbite and hypothermia due to excessive exposure to freezing temperatures. He was immediately taken to a hospital, where his body temperature returned to normal.