‘Good Samaritans’ Discover Indiana Man Alive Almost a Week After Truck Crash

Published on December 27, 2023

In what was described as a “miracle,” a man was found alive after being trapped in his mangled truck for six days after a crash. At a news conference, Indiana State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield said two local fishermen had been walking along Salt Creek when they happened across a mangled Dodge Ram truck, partially submerged in the water below the I-94 bridge. He said the victim had suffered some “severe, potentially life-threatening injuries” and was flown to South Bend Memorial Hospital by Lutheran Air, where he was being treated for his injuries. “Out of curiosity, they decided to look into the vehicle, and they saw it was occupied by one male occupant,” he relayed. “One of the good Samaritans touched this occupant, thinking that this person was deceased and they were not. The occupant turned their head and began speaking to our good Samaritan.”...