The picture shows the car from a rear angle in the daylight, down in the ditch, the most view-able angle. Probably much harder to see from the roadway, especially if anyone is going by in a car. He said he tried to open his doors, said he turned his lights and flashers on, and his car battery went dead within a couple of hours. What would any of you do differently?  Did the wife report this to the Sequim Police or the Clallam County Sheriff? If it is inside or outside the city limits who is responsible to follow up on this kind of thing? What follow up transpired over the 4 to 5 days with the wife? Could you have reported any information the wife would have offered? It sounds like the man was really stuck, even drinking his urine??? Just a thought...if you're going to print a story reporting this incident, it would be good to also get "the rest of the story" before it goes to print. Lots of unknown here. More info might it keep the criticism at a lower level...? Just sayin...