The former NASA employee was ill-prepared for the weather, wearing only a light windbreaker, his grandson said. “He’s a pretty small — he doesn’t have a whole lot of meat on his b…
An elderly man survived on croissants, candy and biscotti for nearly a week alone in his car,Jerry Jouret, 81, set out from his mountain house in Big Pine, California, on Feb. 24 to return to his family home in Gardnerville, Nevada — just over three hours away in good driving conditions.
Jouret survived by eating the few snacks he had in his car. He rolled down his window occasionally to eat snow. Then, on March 2, a cell phone ping identified by a California Highway Patrol team helped narrow the search area and once weather allowed, helicopter crews were deployed.
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