Fishermen found a man alive in a car under a bridge in Indiana six days after the accident; he survived thanks to rainwater.
In the United States, a man who was involved in a
an accident, spent six days in a broken car and survived. This is reported by
People, reports UNN.
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The story goes that on Tuesday, December 26, two fishermen spotted the car under a bridge over the
the Salt Creek River in Indiana. They looked inside and found a man on the seat
the driver's seat. One of the fishermen touched the man, after which he regained consciousness and spoke.
The victim was identified as 27-year-old Matthew Reum from
from the city of Mishawaka. It turned out that he had been in an accident on Wednesday, December 20,
but was unable to call for help. The man also said that he was screaming,
to attract the attention of possible passersby, but no one responded. In order to
to survive, he had to drink rainwater for six days.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and found potentially life-threatening injuries.
services arrived at the scene and found that the man had potentially life-threatening injuries. He was taken out of the car and
he was taken to the hospital.
Indiana police said the man survived
by a miracle. According to law enforcement officials, he was lucky that in late December the region
was much warmer than usual.