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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 05:35 AM Mar 2023

81-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.html

81-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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81-year-old stuck in snowbank survives nearly a week on croissants and candy (Original Post) sl8 Mar 2023 OP
I'd be impressed True Dough Mar 2023 #1
Lol judesedit Mar 2023 #4
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
I have an emergency signal beacon... couple's hundred $ from Amazon or R.E.I. 3Hotdogs Mar 2023 #3
You go grandpa!! riversedge Mar 2023 #5

Ziggysmom

(3,558 posts)
2. Amazing! I always keep in my car blankets, protein bars and a survival kit. You never
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:41 AM
Mar 2023

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
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 03:06 AM
Mar 2023

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.
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:57 AM
Mar 2023

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.

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