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Alive! Sixty Days Under The Snow

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What is the longest a human can survive without food? How long does it take for hypothermia to set in? Can a human go into a form of hibernation? Fascinating documentary, ‘Alive! Sixty Days Under The Snow' tells the remarkable story of Peter Skyllberg who defied the weather, biology and human science by surviving for sixty days inside a car buried under a snow drift. Surviving on a few snacks and snow, Peter was suffering from hypothermia, starvation and was barely able to speak when he was eventually rescued from his car. With temperatures falling as low as -30°C during the Christmas period in Northern Sweden, scientists have speculated that 44-year-old Peter may have gone into a form of hibernation that slowed his metabolism enough to enable him to conserve vital energy and create body heat. This fascinating documentary explores Skyllberg's incredible survival and investigates the implications it holds for the future of medical science and our understanding of the limits of human endurance.