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Jesse Scott, hydrological technician, was driving to inspect a stream gage when the vehicle in front of him slid off the road into the deep snow. The driver of the vehicle was on the way to the hospital as one of the passengers was experiencing a serious medical condition; they were unable to get a cell signal and the door was jammed.
Scott stopped and was the first responder on the scene until the sheriff arrived. “It took about an hour of intense exercise before I could remove enough snow and debris to get the passengers out of the car,” Scott said.
Everyone was safe and the passenger was able to get to the hospital.
“I hope the takeaway from people reading this, is that nobody can assume other people are fine if they see a vehicle down in a ditch or on the side of the road, or that they have a cell phone signal. The vehicle had no hazard lights on, and nobody was able to get the attention of passerbys,” Scott said. “I’m just thankful I tossed the snow shovel in the government truck before I left the office.”
| Date Taken: | 04.19.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 04.23.2021 12:03 |
| Story ID: | 394590 |
| Location: | ST. PAUL, MN, US |
| Hometown: | PALM HARBOR, FL, US |
| Web Views: | 12 |
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