A 66-year-old Idaho man survived an ATV crash that pinned him to a tree for three days, according to authorities.
Howard Coates was initially reported missing after he left his home in Athol, Idaho, around 7 p.m. on Aug. 8 to go for a ride on his 2004 Camo Bombarier Outlander ATV and never came back, according a release from the Koontenai County Sheriff's Office.
Coates was wearing pajama pants and no shirt, authorities said the next morning, noting that he had"some medical problems" and did not have his medication with him. After three days of searching by foot and air, rescuers found Coates, who had been involved in an ATV accident that was not visible by road or air, the release states.
Coates told Fox Spokane affiliate KAYU that what was supposed to be a quick ride turned into more than 72 hours being pinned to a tree. After he crashed the ATV, he rolled down the hill while still on it and became trapped.Coates propped a toolbox cover off the ATV to shield himself from the rain and catch some water for drinking and thought about past concerts he'd attended to keep himself occupied, he said.
Coates was then airlifted to a local hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injures, authorities said.
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