It was a
cold but bright Friday afternoon in Seattle and Daryl Jane was very excited. He
packed his skis, his sleeping bag, and a few clothes in his jeep and set off
to Mount Adams. He was looking forward1) to spending the weekend 2) with his friends. Daryl was familiar 3) with the area, so he took a shortcut through a
country road. He was driving along in the jeep when the tyres got stuck
in the snow. Within minutes, it started snowing heavily. Soon snow began to
cover his car. He tried calling for help, but his mobile phone wasn’t working.
He knew he was 4) in trouble.
He decided to stay inside the car and he wrapped himself 5) in his sleeping bag to keep
warm. Daryl had some banana chips, rice cakes and some water 6) with him. He hoped they would be
enough until someone found him. The days passed and the food and water ran
out. He ran the engine 7) for
a few minutes every day to melt the snow. He was lonely and scared and
he started writing goodbye notes to his family. Then one morning he heard a snowmobile
and he knew he was safe. He felt happy and proud 8) of himself. He managed to survive for two weeks 9) in his car in almost 2 metres of
snow without any injury, thanks 10) to
his patience and survival skills.