# 'Man Survives Six Days Trapped in Pickup Truck Wreckage'

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-survives-six-days-trapped-in-pickup-truck-wreckage/194093>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Tags:** ram\
**Created:** [December 31, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-survives-six-days-trapped-in-pickup-truck-wreckage/194093 "2023-12-31T02:55:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-survives-six-days-trapped-in-pickup-truck-wreckage/194093/1 "2023-12-31T02:55:27Z")

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> 'Two men near Portage, Ind., were scouting a creek for potential fishing spots on Tuesday when they spotted a shiny object through the trees. They moved closer and saw that it was a mangled vehicle.
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> One of the men, Mario Garcia, said that he looked inside, pushed aside the airbag and found what he thought was a lifeless body.
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> But upon touch, a young man, still alive, awoke.
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> “He was very happy to see us,” Mr. Garcia said at a news conference. “I’ve never seen a relief like that.”
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> The driver, Matthew R. Reum, 27, of Mishawaka, Ind., had been trapped in the crumpled 2016 Ram truck for six days, according to the authorities.'

> **[Man Survives Six Days Trapped in Pickup Truck Wreckage](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/us/indiana-truck-wreck-rescue.html)**
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> Fishermen discovered the man after he crashed his pickup, which landed under a bridge in Indiana, hiding him from drivers above, the authorities said.

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