Peter Skyllberg, Swedish Man, Survived Two Months In Snow-Covered Car (VIDEO)

Peter Skyllberg, a 44-year-old man from Sweden, survived two months trapped in his snow-covered car due to a "natural igloo" that formed from the air trapped in the vehicle, the Telegraph reports.

In a stroke of luck, a passerby found Skyllberg in his car in Umea, a town a little south of the Arctic Circle, where the Telegraph reports authorities say he was in "really bad shape." He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he is expected to be released in a few days after a full recovery. The temperature in the area had reportedly dropped to -30 C.

Doctor Ulf Segerberg, the Chief Medical Officer at Norrland's University Hospital told the paper in a separate report that, combined with the igloo effect, it's not unheard of a human to survive without food for that long.

"Starvation for one month, anyone can tolerate that if they have water to drink," Segerberg told the Telegraph. "If you have body fat, you will survive even longer, although you end up looking like someone coming from a concentration camp."

The BBC reports that one doctor told the Swedish Vasterbotten Courier that Skyllberg survived by going into a "kind of hibernation."

Segerberg recognized that Skyllberg's survival was against the odds, the Telegraph reports.

"This is a case in a lifetime. Every winter we have people who have frozen to death. But a case like this, with someone caught outside for such a long time, is very rare, because it's very rare that you are not missed by anyone, which seems to be the case in this instance."

So far Skyllberg has declined to be interviewed, the paper reports, and only wants everyone to know that he is doing better.

Comments

[nicekittynaz]

12:46 PM on 02/22/2012

WOW, VERY AMAZING!, GLAD HE WAS FOUND & SURVIVED, WHAT A STRONG SOUL HE HAS.

[apennyforathought]

10:01 AM on 02/22/2012

This is a miracle story in itself a man survives and is recovering from being stuck in vehicle for two months. Great story made my morning.

[hatepulse]

09:21 AM on 02/22/2012

I guess snobody knew where he was!

[Another Random Guy]

10:27 AM on 02/22/2012

At least he could weather it!

[Kim Greenhouse]

08:54 AM on 02/22/2012

This guy must have more to do on earth with his life to have survived this. This is really the case as it was not his time. It's still really shocking to read how he survived two months in his car with no help. I wonder what he drank.

[Chockolate]

06:17 AM on 02/22/2012

He was parked in a town, not far from a hospital, and in 2 months he didn't think of digging his way out?

[DeepThought24]

07:31 AM on 02/22/2012

Survival of the adaptable not at work here…a pity.

[bluestarrlry]

04:58 AM on 02/22/2012

so if he cant get out how does he get any snow to keep himself hydrated? i think it takes food to produce body heat to stay warm im a sleeping bag? this goes againist a lot of things weve learned about survival ? glad hes ok and finally comfortable

[Youdee]

04:57 AM on 02/22/2012

Struck me right between the eyes: the Swedish papers DID NOT publish the man's name. But I see it's published in pubs outside Sweden. I like the idea of NOT publish people's names (such an act might also jeopardize family, friends, and caregivers.

[deckercat]

04:25 AM on 02/22/2012

how is the car doing?

[IllusionsAndCreations]

04:05 AM on 02/22/2012

Amazing story. I wonder wheres his family+friends in all this ...

[Sampaguita Casumpang]

12:40 AM on 02/22/2012

He is blessed to survived....!

[VioletDatura]

12:24 AM on 02/22/2012

"...a nearby hospital..."?

[nokaoi]

11:59 PM on 02/21/2012

just read that he was known to live in his car in the forest...more about this story sure to come.

[Sofia Champion]

11:58 PM on 02/21/2012

I went a week without eating once. After the first few days, you start to go so insane you stop being bothered by the hunger. It was still some kind of torture... I can't imagine doing that eight times in a row. You don't poop, you don't think about anything other than food, you always feel sort of dazed. It's crazy.

[myviews]

11:37 PM on 02/21/2012

I hope his family and friends keep tabs on him now. Thankful he is fine.

[Robert Gift]

10:35 PM on 02/21/2012

"Not talking" because it is not true?
Is he not very smart and that is why he got himself in that situation?
Or very smart to have stocked his vehicle with survival material.
Could a cell phone have worked there?

[Scott In FL]

11:44 PM on 02/21/2012

Maybe not talking because he's been in his car for two months without food. I doubt it would be a publicity stunt because cases like this can easily be rebuked by just a little bit of investigative work. As for not being very smart, you can be driving up or down a mountain-side roadway that is seldom used and have falling rocks hit your car and that can force your car off the road. The same thing could have happened in this case, though instead of rocks, it could have been an avalanche. There is no really "getting yourself in that situation" - it just happens. And not everybody drives around with a cell phone in their car (or even has a cell phone in the first place).

[Robert Gift]

12:07 AM on 02/22/2012

Why imply "publicity stunt"?
If I were putting myself in such situations, I WOULD OWN A CELL PHONE - if it would operate there.
Also I would carry food, water and survival materials. [Since I volunteer transporting blood to hospitals in emergencies and in blizzards, I do carry such. Also two cell phones. One active, one spare, charged.
Also I tell others where I am going and when to expect me.
This guy seems not too bright. One can expect it to "just happen" and be prepared for it.