Children Rescued After Being Buried Under Snowbank In Newburgh (update)
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Source: NY CBS
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police and neighbors raced early Thanksgiving Day to rescue two children who found themselves trapped in a snowbank in Newburgh, Orange County.
As CBS2’s Christine Sloan reported, iPhone video showed the rescue operation for the two children, who were buried under a pile snow overnight.
“From what I understand, a dog was barking and took the attention to where these children were at,” said witness Robert Nicosia. “Somebody heard the muffled sounds of the kids under the snow and they were digging them out, and people were screaming for shovels.”
The boys were playing in a parking lot across from their homes in the Kenny Apartments complex on Walsh Road, when they went missing just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. That was when a frantic search was launched by police and residents.
FULL story at link. Update below.
Video: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=10896780
Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/11/27/children-rescued-after-being-buried-under-snowbank-in-newburgh/
Update info: NY boys rescued from snow aided by air pocket http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141128/us-children-buried-in-snow-835fc36c0c.html
Nov 28, 8:20 AM (ET)
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — New York police believe two boys trapped in a snow pile in the Hudson Valley for several hours after a plow buried them were able to survive thanks to an air pocket in the heavy, wet snow.
The two cousins — aged 11 and 9 — were building a snow fort Wednesday night 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 after an officer spotted a small boot in the snow.
Newburgh police said Friday that the heavy snow made it hard for the boys to move, but they believe there was an air bubble in the snow pile that allowed them to breathe.
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