WYN 106.9s Shane & Phil Feel Good Story of the Day (powered by Physicians Quality Care) Last Wednesday, 11-year-old Elijah Martinez and his nine-year-old cousin Jason Rivera were building a snow fort in Newburgh, New York. But a plow went by, the driver didnt see them, and they got buried under five feet of snow. Luckily they were in a pocket of air. But no one could hear them . . . and their parents didnt get worried until three hours later, when they didnt come home. At that point their family went looking for them. Then nine cops and a police dog joined in, around midnight. One of the cops was a guy named Brandon Rola, who happened to see a shovel sticking out of the snow pile. And on a hunch, he picked it up and started digging . . . but didnt find anything. Luckily, he didnt stop. He says he just felt compelled to keep digging in that spot for some reason. And on his ninth or tenth shovel full of snow, he saw a BOOT. Once that happened, everyone joined in, and it STILL took 25 minutes to get to them. But somehow both kids survived, and theyre expected to make a full recovery. According to police, they were buried for about seven hours total.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:28:44 +0000