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February 8, 2010

Indiana man rescued after 3 days in SUV buried in snow





SAGUACHE, Colo. (AP) — A 31-year-old Indiana man was stuck in his snow-covered SUV for three days, keeping himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while staying warm in his car in southwestern Colorado.



Jason Pede was rescued Sunday morning after the gasoline in his car ran out and he walked seven miles to the a road and signaled for help with a flashlight. Pede had began driving from Dulce, N.M. to Aspen to deliver an Australian Shepherd rescue dog.



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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