A farmer who was pinned inside his water-filled tractor cab for more than three hours and nearly drowned says it was God – not luck – that kept him alive.
Eldon Cooper of Clarkridge, Ark., was preparing to meet his newlywed wife at a Bible study one night in February when he decided to examine an earthen dam on his property before he left, AgDaily.com reported. It had been raining, and he wanted to make sure it was holding.
Riding his tractor near the edge, tragedy struck.
“I started backing up to head home, something I have done 150 times, probably,” Eldon told AgDaily. “Well, for some reason my rear tire got too close to the edge, and the edge on the pond side gave way, dropping the rear of the tractor about 18 inches or so towards the pond. It stopped before going over the edge, as I dropped the bucket to the ground.”
Soon, the tractor tipped over into the pond, and his cab filled with water. With mud and a huge machine all around, Eldon thought he would die. He had a small pocket of air, but it wouldn’t last long.
“You can imagine what I was thinking. I am going to sit here and asphyxiate on my own air,” Eldon said. “They are going to find me in here and this is going to be my tomb.”
He started praying.
“I needed that peace that passes all understanding, so I asked for it,” Eldon told the website. “You know what;…
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