A Swedish man survived for two months trapped in his car in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius. The 44-year-old man, Peter Skyllberg, was found in late February in his vehicle, barely alive. Surrounded by snow and ice, he had been forced to stay in his car to keep warm.
After being taken to the hospital, Skyllberg survived and was able to communicate with others. Doctors were astonished by his experience over the past two months, believing that the "igloo effect" inside the snow-covered car helped save his life.
Experts linked his survival to a form of "human hibernation." They believe Skyllberg entered a state similar to a bear's hibernation, where his body temperature dropped and his metabolism slowed down, which helped him endure the extreme cold.
Skyllberg told the police who found him that since December 19th of the previous year, when his car got stuck on a forest trail after leaving the main road, he had stayed in his car, keeping warm under sleeping bags and piles of clothes. Due to the lack of food, he survived by eating snow.