Musician Louis Rogers Survives Four Days in Stranded Cadillac
Diabetic survives being stranded in a snow bank for four days.
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March 23, 2010
Louis Rogers, a 64-year-old guitar player, had decided to take the long, scenic route when driving from his home in Lakeside, Montana, to Calder, Idaho, last Thursday. However, his pleasant trip took a turn for the worse at dusk when the weather turned dark and snowy. Rogers' tried to turn around and return home, but his 1996 Cadillac STS got stuck in a snowbank, according to the Associated Press.
The professional musician didn't have cell phone service in the remote spot, and he was unable to remove himself from the vehicle. To make matters worse, Rogers is a diabetic with liver and heart health problems. However, he was able to melt snow to drink and turned on the car heater for short bursts of time at night.
"That is very rough country up there. There's nothing but big, steep mountains all around you," Rogers told the news source.
Rogers had resigned himself to death after being trapped in his vehicle for four days, but he was saved from his plight when a couple happened upon the scene and took him to safety. The survivor didn't even require hospitalization after he was fed, the news provider reports.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics says that 16,520 people lost their lives in passenger car crashes in 2007 and 1,475,000 were injured in 2006 (the last year for which the date are available).
Though Rogers was very lucky to have survived the accident unharmed, those who are injured in car crashes can turn to organizations such as the The Crash Survivors Network, which can provide support and resources.
Louis Rogers, a 64-year-old guitar player, had decided to take the long, scenic route when driving from his home in Lakeside, Montana, to Calder, Idaho, last Thursday. However, his pleasant trip took a turn for the worse at dusk when the weather turned dark and snowy. Rogers' tried to turn around and return home, but his 1996 Cadillac STS got stuck in a snowbank, according to the Associated Press.
The professional musician didn't have cell phone service in the remote spot, and he was unable to remove himself from the vehicle. To make matters worse, Rogers is a diabetic with liver and heart health problems. However, he was able to melt snow to drink and turned on the car heater for short bursts of time at night.
"That is very rough country up there. There's nothing but big, steep mountains all around you," Rogers told the news source.
Rogers had resigned himself to death after being trapped in his vehicle for four days, but he was saved from his plight when a couple happened upon the scene and took him to safety. The survivor didn't even require hospitalization after he was fed, the news provider reports.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics says that 16,520 people lost their lives in passenger car crashes in 2007 and 1,475,000 were injured in 2006 (the last year for which the date are available).
Though Rogers was very lucky to have survived the accident unharmed, those who are injured in car crashes can turn to organizations such as the The Crash Survivors Network, which can provide support and resources.
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