Japanese Man Accidently Hibernated For 24 Days In The Cold

“I lay down…in a grassy area, which felt good in the sunshine, and eventually I fell asleep.”

Source: Dateline Zero

Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, 35, went missing on October 7th, 2001, after he and some buddies went on a climb on Mount Rokko in Japan. Mitsutaka deviated from his friends, fell and lost consciousness.

The 35 year-old man was rescued on October 31st, with severe blood loss, organs failing and in state of critical hypothermia … but still alive!

According to the medical reports, Mitsutaka had almost ‘no pulse, his organs had shut down and his body temperature [had] dropped to 22C (71F) when he was found.’ 24 days exposed in the cold. No water, no food. Just Mitsutaka’s body in a patch of grass. Apparently in a deep state of hibernation.

Medics say they are still puzzled how he survived because his metabolism was apparently almost at a standstill. 

Read the full post at Dateline Zero.