Driver Rescued After Getting Stuck in Olympic National Forest

Officials tried three times to tow a motorist out of deep snow on a remote wilderness road.

Author:: Backpacker Contributors
Publish date:: Jan 2, 2018

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It took local emergency responders three tries to rescue a motorist whose car got stuck in the snow on a remote road in the Olympic National Forest last Friday night, but they finally succeeded in leading the man to safety. The man, who got lost near the Slab Camp Trailhead, hunkered down with a car heater and sleeping bag until Search and Rescue reached him.

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