They saved a man who was trapped and injured in his truck for six days after an accident in the United States: he survived by drinking rainwater

A man was rescued this Tuesday after dying trapped and seriously injured in his truck for six daysafter suffering an accident in which he fell from a bridge into a stream IndianaIn United States of America. He survived by drinking rainwaterhe was found by two fishermen and remains hospitalized with serious injuries.

It was Nirvardo De La Torre and his father-in-law, Mario García, who accidentally found the victim, identified as Matteo Reum, 27 years old, which had clashed with the past December 20th and what was left stuck inside the vehicle almost unable to move AND he can’t reach his cell phone to call the authorities.

Specifically, the two were exploring Salt Creek in Portage for fishing spots when they saw a pickup truck under an I-94 bridge. “I looked inside, moved the white airbag and there was a body there. I went to touch him and he turned around. He almost scared me to death because it was a little shocking, but he was alive. “He was very happy to see us,” one of them told reporters.

The victim was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram pickup truck westbound on I-94 when, for unknown reasons, he got confused and jumped a safety railing and spilled into the stream. No missing persons report was filed during the time he was trapped.

According to Indiana State Police spokesman Sergeant Glen Fifield, the driver was released with “serious and potentially lethal injuries“and that” indeed It was a miracle he was alive.“.

“The will to survive this incident was nothing short of extraordinary, as it was also established that Reum I drank rainwater to hydrate and survive for such a long period of time,” he added.

After the arrival of the emergency services and lengthy rescue operations, the driver was removed from the truck and was taken by medical helicopter to Memorial Hospital in South Bend to receive medical treatment.

Over there his left leg was amputated, at the height of the middle of the tibia. Additionally, health workers treated the multiple fractures he had suffered.

According to a statement from that medical center, The man remains in serious condition. Additionally, they left a message on his behalf: “Matt knows he has a story to tell and, when you’re ready, plan to share the details of that experience. Until then, Matt asked us to share this message while requires privacy during this time for him, his family and his friends. And he adds: ‘No matter how difficult things get, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, sometimes in the least expected way.‘”.

Brad Sievers, business manager of Boilermakers Local 374, a construction company where the victim workshe said that on Tuesday night, hours after he was rescued, Matthew Reum called him with a positive attitude, telling him he was thinking about going back to work.