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Mountain Dew helped save man's life

Man rescued after 3 days in snow-covered SUV in CO

Updated: Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 8:07 AM EST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 7:58 AM EST

    SAGUACHE, Colo. (AP) - A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had no food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days.

    Jason Pede was rescued Sunday morning after his vehicle ran out of gas and he walked seven miles to a road, signaling for help with a flashlight.

    Pede was driving from Dulce, N.M., to the Colorado resort town of Aspen to deliver an Australian Shepherd rescue dog when he got stuck.

    Pede, of Chesterton, Ind., says a "local" told him about a shortcut to Aspen and that's how he became stranded somewhere in the Rio Grande National Forest in snow that went above the hood of his Lincoln Navigator.

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    Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com

    Information from: KMGH-TV, http://www.thedenverchannel.com

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