article_snippet: Sick of the snow, the ice and the brutal cold weather?
article_snippet: Then spare a thought for Diane Cowan who has been stranded on a island off Maine for more than a month thanks to heavy ice.
article_snippet: With no helicopter available to pull her out and crossing the mile stretch to the mainland on foot or in a vehicle too dangerous, marine biologist Diane Cowan has been running low on supplies.
article_snippet: Iced-in on Friendship Long Island for the past 32 days, Diane Cowan was delivered from hunger pangs by friends who chartered a plane to drop food and supplies for Diane Cowan and Diane Cowan dog, as the winter shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
article_snippet: I've been iced in for 32 days,' said Diane Cowan to USA Today. '
article_snippet: Boats have been unable to leave Friendship Harbor for three weeks after this years painful winter that has seen temperatures rarely rise above freezing.
article_snippet: While Diane Cowan doesn't have running water Diane Cowan does have Diane Cowan dog, phone, a stove, electricity and the Internet.
article_snippet: Diane usually stocks up with two months of food to be on the safe side when Diane departs for the winter and keeps Diane warm with a wood fire and solar panels for electricity.
article_snippet: But next year Diane says Diane is going to bring along a small box of treats which Diane will label, 'Don't open until February', just to be on the safe side.
highlights_snippet: Heavy ice has blocked her leaving and a helicopter has been unavailable to reach her .