March 19, 2024

2 rescued from crashed vehicle after trapped for 2 days

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Two people were rescued after being trapped inside a crashed motor vehicle in a northern Indiana ditch for two days, authorities said.

Hunters discovered the crash around 8:30 a.m. Jan. 5, the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

The vehicle was found along a farm lane, and the occupants said they had been there for two days, the release said.

The female driver suffered from several injuries, including a possible broken foot, it said. The male passenger suffered from multiple unknown injuries. Both were hospitalized.

The two were found conscious and alert, responders at the scene said.

Kathie Dhuivetter, who lives nearby, said a sand pit and pond are located near the spot where the car slid off the road.

“If they had went any further, they probably would have just drowned,” she told the South Bend Tribune.