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- A 58-year-old New York man was stuck in his vehicle for more than 10 hours before a state police sergeant was able to save him, according to CBS News.
- Kevin Kresen was stranded in his vehicle after a plow covered it in about four feet of snow during the massive winter storm earlier this week, according to a press release by New York State Police.
- Kresen suffered from frostbite and hypothermia after being in his car so long without heat and was transported to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said.
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A New York man was buried in his car for hours before police were able to save him, as CBS News reported.
CBS News reported a vehicle belonging to Kevin Kresen, 58, had driven off the road in Oswego, New York on Wednesday night during the massive winter storm that buried the Northeast in snow. His vehicle was covered in about four feet of snow after being plowed in, according to a press release by New York State Police. Kresen made several attempts to call authorities, who couldn’t find him during their search.
The next morning, Zone State Police Sgt. Jason Cawley reached out to Tioga County 911 dispatchers to check if they received any emergency calls regarding the storm. Cawley was notified about Kresen and started to patrol the area to look for him, according to the press release.
Sgt. Cawley was digging through the snow to check the addresses of mailboxes when he hit a windshield of Kresen’s car. Kresen had been trapped there for more than 10 hours, authorities said.
He endured frostbite and hypothermia from being in his vehicle without heat due to its broken serpentine belt. According to the news release, Kresen was transported to a local hospital.
"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," Sgt. Cawley told the Associated Press.