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Pensioner survives on raindrops after being trapped in upturned car

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Last Updated : Sep 07 2013 | 3:10 PM IST

A pensioner stayed alive trapped for three days by sipping raindrops, after his car upturned as it plunged down a ravine.

Alastair McFadyen, whose car was half-submerged in the river, gathered rain in a handkerchief and dabbed it on his lips, as the water was too far away to drink and he was invisible from the road, the Mirror reported.

The 77-year-old retired historian was found by chance by local, who came to the area in search of mushrooms.

He is now recuperating in the hospital.

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First Published: Sep 07 2013 | 3:06 PM IST

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