Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin
Swedish man survived in snowed-in car for two months (2012) (theguardian.com)
12 points by robin_reala 24 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


Even for the Guardian, the article seems short and simplistic.

Doing a quick web search - there are quite a few copycat stories. Never any mention of how his car got stuck, nor whether he'd tried to reach safety or call for help, nor a missing person police report, nor any search for him, nor ...

Not saying I think highly of the Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103339/Swedish-man... - but their backstory (the man being deeply in debt, depressed, estranged from his family, and recently broken up with his girlfriend) would seem to answer a lot of questions.


The Danish Wikipedia article seems to be reasonably thorough and sourced: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Skyllberg


> but their backstory ... would seem to answer a lot of questions

Isn't it just possible he got stuck in the snow?


Not really, no. You'd need an avalanche for that

Based on the pictures of the car, I can't even imagine how you'd get the car stuck there, much less get stuck inside the car.

This was a rural area, but he was a few hundred meters from a big road. Surely he could have just exited the car and walked there.


With a severe caloric deficit for 4-6 days, intense hunger mostly goes away.

If someone were significantly overweight, they might be able to survive 2-4 months without significant caloric intake.

The problem is numerous risks: neurological, cardiovascular, gall stones, osteoporosis, kidney and liver concerns. These are better than dying, sure, but it would be better to avoid tempting fate and permanent injury in the first place.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: