OWEGO, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- A snowplow covered an Upstate driver's car in nearly 4 feet of snow on Thursday, trapping him for over 10 hours before he was rescued by a state trooper, police said.
Police had received 911 calls that a driver ran off the road in Owego during Thursday's snowstorm and needed assistance—but when they went to look for him he couldn't be found.
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A state police trooper drove to the area of State Route 17C where the man was said to be but also couldn't locate him, police said.
The trooper began digging at a row of mailboxes to try to figure out the address he was at. As he was digging, he hit the windshield of the man's car.
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Inside the car was 58-year-old Kevin Kresen, who had been stranded in the vehicle for more than 10 hours after a plow truck covered his vehicle in nearly 4 feet of snow.
There wasn't any heat in the vehicle due to a broken serpentine belt, police said.
Kresen was suffering from hypothermia and frostbite and was taken to Lourdes Hospital for treatment.
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"The actions of Sergeant Jason Cawley no doubt saved the driver's life," state police said of the trooper. "Job well done."
Owego is west of Binghamton, a city that got 41 inches of snow from Thursday's storm.
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