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A New York State Police Officer saved a man who was stranded in his car for 10 hours as record-breaking snow blanketed the area.
In a Facebook post, State Police said that Sergeant Jason Cawley located the man on Route 17C in the town of Owego after he had been calling 911 for hours.
Police say Cawley discovered the man in his car after digging through 4 feet of snow.
He was suffering from hypothermia and frostbite, they say, he had no working heat in his car as the serpentine belt was broken. He admitted to Lourdes Hospital for treatment.
According to police, the trapped individual had been plowed in by a truck.
The New York State Police Department credits Sgt. Cawley rescuing the man.
