'Hibernation' saves Japanese man

[YankeyMCC]

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A Japanese man has survived for 24 days in cold weather and without food and water by falling into a state of "hibernation", his doctor has said.
Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, 35, went missing on 7 October after going with friends to climb Mount Rokko, western Japan.
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He had almost no pulse, his organs had been shut down and his body temperature dropped to 22C (71F) when he was found.

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"I lay down... in a grassy area, which felt good in the sunshine, and eventually I fell asleep," Mr Uchikoshi told reporters at a news conference at a hospital in Kobe, where he was treated.
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Professor Hirohito Shiomi, a hibernation expert at a university in Hiroshima, was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying the case was "revolutionary, if the patient truly survived at such a low body temperature over such a long period of time".
Scientists have for years suggested that human hibernation is possible, and could be used to slow cell death when treating fatal diseases.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6197339.stm

That's one tough dude.

[Kiouni]

1. I saw this earlier... This is cool

I haven't heard of people being able to do this before but that is really cool. sucks for the guy but still cool.