Upstate NY driver trapped in car for hours after plow covers him in 4 feet of snow
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Kenneth Garger
Published
Dec. 17, 2020
Updated
Dec. 18, 2020, 8:52 a.m. ET
A 58-year-old driver was trapped for over 10 hours after a plow covered his car with almost 4 feet of snow in upstate New York early Thursday, authorities said.
Kevin Kresen suffered hypothermia and frostbite as his car was without heat due to a broken serpentine belt, according to a release from the New York State Police.
At first, authorities failed to locate Kresen, who veered off State Route 17C in the town of Owego, police said.
But a state trooper finally managed to spot Kresen’s vehicle after digging through the snow to try to locate a mailbox to check the address.
Kresen was taken to Lourdes Hospital for treatment.
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![The car covered in almost 4 feet of snow.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/plow-trap-3.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=800)
![Sergeant Cawley with the man he rescued from the snow.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/plow-trap-2.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
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![Zone Sergeant Jason Cawley of New York State Police Troop C.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/plow-trap-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![The car covered in almost 4 feet of snow.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/plow-trap-4.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=442)
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Owego was pummeled with over 3 feet of snow Wednesday night into Thursday from Winter Storm Gail.