Hiker's 24-Day Hibernation Survival

In 2006, Japanese hiker Mitsutaka Uchikoshi survived 24 days in a mountain forest after slipping and breaking his pelvis, enduring sub-zero conditions without food or water in what doctors called a human "hibernation." He was found alive with a body temperature of just 22?°C (72?°F) and did survive, eventually recovering fully after rescue and hospital treatment.

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