Engulfed in snow, stranded motorist felt like she 'was underground, buried in a casket' By Dale Anderson Nov 23, 2014 Nov 23, 2014 0 Karen Rossi was happily reunited with her daughter, Madelyn, 17, after spending 13 hours trapped in a snowbank in her car. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Dale Anderson At one point during her 13-hour ordeal, Karen Rossi got out a pen and paper and wrote farewell letters to her two daughters.kAmw6C 42C 3642>6 DEF4< :? 2 D?@H32?< 2E %C2?D:E #@25 2?5 (:==:2> $EC66E :? {2?42DE6C[ ?@E 72C 7C@> 9@>6] p A2DD:?8 A=@H AFD965 96C 72CE96C :?E@ E96 D?@H32?<[ 2?5 E96? 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