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A heartbroken Florida man who vanished on Valentine’s Day after a tumultuous breakup was found submerged in mud at a sand plant on Monday — narrowly surviving days without food or water. Andrew Giddens, 36, was found stuck in mud near a borrow pit at the Vulcan Sand Plant, eight days after his father reported him missing.
Giddens’ father said they last spoke on Feb. 14. The 36-year-old had been depressed after a recent breakup, and vanished sometime after talking to his dad, family and friends A deputy who encountered Giddens during a 2023 trespassing incident at the sand plant recognized his abandoned vehicle on the property on Saturday, sparking a widespread search, the outlet reported.Never-before-seen video from Nancy Guthrie's neighbor captures several cars driving nearby Tucson home night of kidnappingAfter the grueling two-day manhunt, deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff Office and employees at the plant found him stuck in shoulder-deep mud — somehow camouflaged below grass level,Miraculously, Giddens was still responsive and able to communicate with the employees who found him — although he was too far out of their reach to pull him out. Fire crews from Melrose, Palatka and Putnam County responded to the distress call and spent two hours gingerly freeing him from the muck, the outlet reported. At first, they tried to drag him out using ropes, before pivoting to ladders and other supplies to safely dig him out in one piece.“This rescue shows the power of mutual aid, training, and dedication. We are grateful for the bravery and professionalism of everyone involved,” the Palatka Fire Department said. Giddens was hospitalized in critical condition after narrowly surviving the harsh Florida wilderness without food or water for several days.It’s not immediately clear why Giddens wandered onto the property or how he wound up buried in the mud.Never-before-seen video from Nancy Guthrie's neighbor captures several cars driving nearby Tucson home night of kidnapping3.1KBrandi Glanville shares exorbitant cost of trying to figure out years-long facial parasite mysteryLisa Rinna Claims She Was Drugged At ‘The Traitors’ Season 4 Premiere Watch Party: “I Had Fentanyl In My System”When Is Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address? Start Time, Where To Watch Jeff Probst Reveals Mike White Got “Ripped” Ahead of ‘Survivor 50’: “He Takes His Shirt Off Right On Day 1”Giddens was found stuck shoulder-deep in mud.He was practically camouflaged because he sank below grass level.
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