Trapped Beneath An Overturned Truck For Days, Missing Man Was Found Alive

Aug 15, 2018 by apost team

Miracles happen every day, and one just graced an Idaho man. This truck driver survived for three days pinned underneath his work truck.

The Fire Department in Idaho and the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office rescued a 21-year-old male who had been missing for several days. The reports were out for him as a missing person, but they were unable to find him until recently.

They discovered him under a 3/4 ton vehicle that was on its side in a tiny stream bed. The driver had been ejected from the vehicle only part of the way. Somehow he got pinned to the ground underneath the truck and laid there for days.

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The man was unable to contact the authorities or get any help because the accident occurred in a remote area that did not have good cell phone reception. He was most likely unable to grab his cell phone on top of that. It's a miracle that he just survived on his own underneath the truck without adequate food or water. Aside from that, he had severe injuries and needed medical attention.

Miracles happen every day though, and this man stayed alive for a reason. The man was conscious and able to talk to the police officers when they showed up to rescue him. The time was approximately 8 p.m.

The rescue was a little bit tricky.

They had to use a lot of heavy-duty extrication equipment. They also had to inflate some airbags under the truck to lift it up enough to pull the man from under it. The Man's family was definitely happy to hear of his rescue after they had filed a missing person report on him. He now has the opportunity to go back home and be with his family and friends after surviving an accident that could have easily gone south.

The man's name was not released. The medics treated him on the scene but then flew him to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was in stable condition when he arrived at the facility. 

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