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A New York man spent more than 10 hours trapped inside his car without heat after the vehicle was covered in snow.
Giantwinter storms rolled through the Northeastovernight into Thursday morning, bringing the first major snowfall of the season. New York State Police said they received 911 calls in Tioga County thatmorning after the extreme weather.
There was, according to apress release, a “driver who ran off the road and needed assistance, but had not been located.”
Zone Sgt. Jason Cawley of Troop C patrolled around the roadway scanning for the person’s car but couldn’t find anything. Eventually, Cawley “saw what appeared to be a row of mailboxes and waded through the snow to check the addresses.”
“While digging, he hit the windshield of a car and inside was the subject who had been making 911 calls,” police said.
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“The actions of Sergeant Cawley no doubt saved the driver’s life. Job well done,” the departmentwrote on Facebook, sharing photos of Cawley posing with Kresen while wearing masks in his hospital room.
source: people.com
