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A retired NASA scientist uses his smarts and Survivor to survive. Way to go, Jerry!
But the 81-year-old did not panic. Instead, he put into practice what he had learned from the many episodes of reality TV show Survivor that he had watched with his wife, Sharon, his grandson said.
Jerry - who was wearing only a light windbreaker jacket - kept warm with a thin quilt and a hotel bath towel that he found in the car.
The mathematician was able to conserve the car battery for three-and-a-half days by periodically turning the vehicle off.
For water, he would roll down the window to eat snow. For food, he turned to the few leftover snacks he had in the car.
A California Highway Patrol helicopter spotted Jouret’s car buried under nearly 3 feet of snow that had fallen and transported him to medical care.
The octogenarian was in good health and released from the hospital after several hours.
On 24 February, Jerry had been driving for 30 minutes after leaving Big Pine on what was supposed to be a four-hour trip back to his family home in Nevada, when he accidentally ended up on a smaller road and his SUV got stuck in a snowbank.
US grandfather survives week in snowbank on croissants and biscotti
Jerry Jouret, 81, ate snow and croissants, too, while waiting to be rescued from a deserted road.www.bbc.com
But the 81-year-old did not panic. Instead, he put into practice what he had learned from the many episodes of reality TV show Survivor that he had watched with his wife, Sharon, his grandson said.
Jerry - who was wearing only a light windbreaker jacket - kept warm with a thin quilt and a hotel bath towel that he found in the car.
The mathematician was able to conserve the car battery for three-and-a-half days by periodically turning the vehicle off.
For water, he would roll down the window to eat snow. For food, he turned to the few leftover snacks he had in the car.
On March 2, six days after Jouret had tried to make his way home, police identified a ping from his cellphone that allowed them to narrow the search and eventually led to his rescue.
Man, 81, survives week in snowbank eating candy, croissants: ‘Nurses were in shock’
The Nevada resident is doing “really, really well” after getting stuck during what should have been a three-hour drive — but took much, much longer.nypost.com
A California Highway Patrol helicopter spotted Jouret’s car buried under nearly 3 feet of snow that had fallen and transported him to medical care.
The octogenarian was in good health and released from the hospital after several hours.
