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Related: About this forum81-year-old stuck in snowbank survives nearly a week on croissants and candy
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/us/california-81-year-old-stuck-in-snow-croissants/index.html81-year-old stuck in snowbank survives nearly a week on croissants and candy
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN
Updated 10:47 AM EST, Thu March 9, 2023
Big Pine, California
CNN
An elderly man survived on croissants, candy and biscotti for nearly a week alone in his car, stuck in a snowbank on a desolate California highway.
Jerry Jouret, 81, set out from his mountain house in Big Pine, California, on February 24 to return to his family home in Gardnerville, Nevada just over three hours away in good driving conditions.
According to his grandson Christian, Jouret thought he could beat the impending snow storm. He was wrong.
During the drive, Jouret accidentally veered onto a smaller road and his SUV became stuck near Gilbert Pass, he told CNN.
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN
Updated 10:47 AM EST, Thu March 9, 2023
Big Pine, California
CNN
An elderly man survived on croissants, candy and biscotti for nearly a week alone in his car, stuck in a snowbank on a desolate California highway.
Jerry Jouret, 81, set out from his mountain house in Big Pine, California, on February 24 to return to his family home in Gardnerville, Nevada just over three hours away in good driving conditions.
According to his grandson Christian, Jouret thought he could beat the impending snow storm. He was wrong.
During the drive, Jouret accidentally veered onto a smaller road and his SUV became stuck near Gilbert Pass, he told CNN.
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81-year-old stuck in snowbank survives nearly a week on croissants and candy (Original Post)
sl8
Mar 2023
OP
Amazing! I always keep in my car blankets, protein bars and a survival kit. You never
Ziggysmom
Mar 2023
#2
only drive in sunny southern Calif, but always have a coat in the trunk
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Mar 2023
#6
True Dough
(20,110 posts)1. I'd be impressed
if I hadn't been surviving on the exact same diet for 50 years!
Ziggysmom
(3,558 posts)2. Amazing! I always keep in my car blankets, protein bars and a survival kit. You never
know when something will go wrong. I once stopped to help a woman whose car stalled; she was in her pajamas and had a baby in the car. Bet she never left the house like that again to run her kids to school.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(10,124 posts)6. only drive in sunny southern Calif, but always have a coat in the trunk
a change of clothing, extra shoes. water.
breakfast bars in the trunk probably stale now.
3Hotdogs
(13,363 posts)3. I have an emergency signal beacon... couple's hundred $ from Amazon or R.E.I.
and I just got the Apple 14 with satellite emergency service.
I had to use the beacon, two years ago. I got a response from Pensacola Naval Air Base. They work.
riversedge
(73,027 posts)5. You go grandpa!!