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Man rescued after 3 days in snow-covered SUV in CO

Mon Feb 8, 2010 11:36 PM EST
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SAGUACHE — A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days.

Jason Pede was rescued Sunday morning after his vehicle ran out of gas and he walked seven miles to a road, signaling for help with a flashlight.

Pede was driving from Dulce, N.M., to the Colorado resort town of Aspen to deliver an Australian Shepherd rescue dog when he got stuck.

Pede, of Chesterton, Ind., says a "local" told him about a shortcut to Aspen and that's how he became stranded somewhere in the Rio Grande National Forest in snow that went above the hood of his Lincoln Navigator.

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Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com

Information from: KMGH-TV, http://www.thedenverchannel.com

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{"commentId":12271657,"authorDomain":"werdoomed"}
weRdoomed

This is why I make sure to keep an emergency kit in my car (including instant hand warmers, bottled water, a first aid kit, and flares)...but you shouldn't never neglect the power of treats in your car!

I wonder if Mountain Dew will offer him a commercial??

I'm glad he's okay and I bet that "local" is kicking himself!

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Reply#1 - Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:38 AM EST
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not over it

Short-cuts in Colorado should only be used in July and August. What a dummy.

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Reply#2 - Tue Feb 9, 2010 4:42 PM EST
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