Man Dug out by Police After Spending Winter Snowed Into Home

Man Dug out by Police After Spending Winter Snowed Into Home
A man walks a dog in a snow covered park in Kingston, Ontario, on Jan. 30, 2019. Lars Hagberg/AFP/Getty Images
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Ottawa Police helped dig an elderly man out of his home Thursday, March 7, after the city’s excessively snowy winter left him housebound for weeks.

The man in his 70s had heat and electricity and access to a phone, but decided he would ration his food and wait for spring rather than call for help.