Man dragged away by a bear is found ALIVE one month later

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BEAR-LY ALIVE Man dragged away by a bear is found ALIVE one month later looking like a mummy after being stored inside its den as food

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/937581...ive-month-den/

Named only as Alexander, the victim was severely injured and close to death when hunting dogs found him in Russia?s remote Tuva region.
The emaciated man was rushed to hospital where medics discovered he'd broken his spine after being set upon by the brown bear.

He told doctors that the predator had overpowered him - then tossed him in its den where it kept him for a month.

Pics at link and they are bad. I won't post them.

Always carry!

I wonder how many missing persons end up this way and we never find out?

[ray1970]

I can't decide if the guy is super lucky or super unlucky.

[DEAGLER]

Sheesh. How is he alive.

[ray1970]

Probably started out as a really fat guy. And I'm sure drinking his urine really kept him going.

[GilpinGuy]

Probably started out as a really fat guy. And I'm sure drinking his urine really kept him going.

Can a man live on only his own urine for a month? Please.....obvious bs to me.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Can a man live on only his own urine for a month? Please.....obvious bs to me.

I'm somewhat skeptical of the story but not because of the surviving for a month on urine. 3-4 weeks seems to be a commonly accepted limit as long as the subject is getting water but it could got longer if they have more body fat. Louis Zamperini was adrift for 47 days although he and his raftmates "cheated" by catching an albatross, a shark (eating just the liver), and some fish (not many) during that drift. Plenty of other stories about people being lost at sea for well over 30 days who managed to survive.

[davsel]

Calling BS.

[Irving]

Calling BS.

I agree. Bears don't stash live food.

[CS1983]

The pics of his rotten flesh makes me think it's legit, though perhaps not a month.

But... I think there's a reason for the reputation Russians have as tough. They are.

[Gman]

It's a tabloid. I guess they've expanded from "a source in Guatemala".