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Man Survives Six Days Trapped in Wrecked Truck in Indiana

Fishermen discover Matthew Reum, who survived on rainwater, in a vehicle that had rolled off an interstate and under a bridge.

  • Matthew Reum, 27, survived six days trapped in a wrecked truck in Northwest Indiana, subsisting only on rainwater.
  • Reum was discovered by two fishermen, Mario Garcia and Nivardo Delatorre, who initially thought the driver was dead.
  • Reum's vehicle had veered off Interstate 94 and rolled underneath a bridge, leaving him pinned and unable to call for help.
  • Despite severe injuries, including a broken hand and a leg that was later amputated, Reum is awake and able to speak.
  • Authorities have hailed Reum's survival as a miracle, noting that he would not have survived another night in the cold December weather.
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