In California, an 81-year-old American car got stuck in snowdrifts. He spent almost a week there, writes CNN.
Former NASA employee and mathematician Jerry Juret, 81, was caught in a snowstorm in the California mountains on February 24. He lost control, drove off the road and got stuck in snowdrifts.
The man was unable to get the car out of the snow and remained in the car until the storm subsided. For six days Jerry Juret waited for help. In the car, he had a windbreaker, a light blanket, and a hotel bath towel, with which he tried to keep warm. From provisions – cookies and two croissants, which he took with him on the road as a snack. He washed them down with snow, which he melted in his palms.
Jerry was conserving fuel and battery power by starting the car for short periods of time to keep warm. But on the third day the battery died.
The police started looking for him on February 28, but the rescue operation was canceled due to weather conditions. On March 2, his mobile phone signal was detected by a California Highway Patrol team. This helped to narrow the search area, and as soon as the weather allowed, helicopters took to the air.
First, the pilot of one of the helicopters mistook Jerry Jure’s car for a stone. But then he noticed a waving hand.
Jerry was taken to the hospital, where medical workers were surprised that the man showed no signs of hypothermia and all vital signs were stable. He was discharged the same day.
Source: Racurs
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