[wallflower]

ok, a better example. The point remains that the body can do amazing things to survive once it reaches the point of possibly no return.

"Cold comfort: hibernation helped man survive 24 days in wild"

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/21/1166290678782.html

[popopje]

while i don't have a handy link doubting this one, there's not actually any proof that he really spent 24 days "hibernating"