With shovels, police rescued a driver buried in a snow avalanche in Chile

The Police in Chile rescued a driver last Friday, June 21, from a Vehicle overturned and buried in snow from an avalanche.

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Chilean authorities released video of the scene on a mountain road in Lo Barnechea, near the capital, Santiago, showing officers using shovels to clear access to the vehicle, after receiving an emergency call from the trapped driver.

Once released, the driver He gets out of the vehicle and hugs one of his rescuers.

Chilean winter resorts opened earlier this year, following heavy snowfall in the Andes in recent days.

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