Two children trapped in a snow pile in the Hudson Valley for several hours survived thanks to an air pocket in the heavy snow, New York police said Friday.
The two cousins — boys aged 11 and 9 — were building a snow fort Wednesday night near their apartment complex in Newburgh, when a plow operator clearing a parking lot unknowingly pushed snow over them. A search was called that night after the boys’ parents became alarmed.
The boys were found conscious and suffering from exposure at about 2 a.m. Thursday, after an officer spotted a shovel and a small boot in the snow. Police say they were buried in about 5 feet of snow and had trouble moving their arms and legs.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/28/children-rescued-snow-new-york
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