A 77-year-old New Jersey woman trapped in the van she had been living in was rescued after several days on Thursday, authorities said.The woman had been sheltering in her van parked at 67 Lincoln Park, in Newark. She called police a.
When Brian Myers suffered a stroke in January and collapsed on the floor, his rescue dog Sadie was right there to help save his life.
When police arrived at the wrong address and couldn t find the van, they called the woman back but did not get an answer.
When she called firefighters Thursday morning, they rushed over and dug a path so she could get out.
The woman refused medical attention and assistance to a shelter or a family member s home.
Firefighters also offered to shovel out her vehicle, but she refused.
The Newark Office of Homeless Services is working to offer assistance to the woman.
“When she first contacted police yesterday, there was an error made with logging the correct address. Police officers called her back for the correct address, but received no answer,” Baraka said in a statement on Thursday.
Ward tried contacting authorities again on Thursday morning and the fire department were able to locate her and rescue her. It s unclear how much snow was on her vehicle but according to the National Weather Service, Newark Liberty International Airport, which is a few miles away from where Ward was found, had gotten around 18 inches of snow.
Firefighters had to shovel a path to the door of Ward s van, according to authorities. She refused medical attention after she was freed and she didn t want firefighters to shovel out her vehicle.
Homeless woman says she was trapped in van for 5 days by plowed snow
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
Posted Feb 05, 2021
A woman was finally rescued from her van after being trapped inside by snowplows five days earlier, she said.Newark Police Department
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A homeless woman was finally rescued from her van Thursday morning in Newark, N.J., after being trapped inside by snowplows for five days, she told News 12 Jersey.
“When I woke up around 11 o’clock or 12 o’clock at night, I saw I was plowed in and snow everywhere,” the woman told the outlet. “I was blowing the horn to tell them I was in here. But they didn’t get the message, so I’ve been in here ever since.”