WASHINGTON
James McCormick drove by a ravine near his Laurel, Md., home many times in the week since his 18-year-old son disappeared, oblivious to the fact that his son lay trapped below.
On Saturday, Julian McCormick stopped waiting for someone to find him in his upside down Honda Civic. Injured and dehydrated, he somehow managed to climb out of the car and up to the side of the road.
A woman riding in a car on Powder Mill Road in Beltsville, Md. spotted McCormick lying there. He was able to tell her name and other facts, but didn’t know how long he had been there, said the woman, Leigh Ann Hess.
“The prayers that everyone sent up the prayers are truly answered,” James McCormick told The Associated Press after being reunited with his son at the scene.
“He’s scraped and bruised, but he’s awake and coherent,” the elder McCormick said.
His son was unable to move and was taken by helicopter to a hospital for evaluation, McCormick said. He said paramedics were worried about internal injuries.
