Raw meat saves trapped hunter
A Canadian hunter ate rotten meat and fended off snarling animals to survive for 96 hours while trapped under his truck in remote countryside before he was discovered.
Ken Hildebrand near Calgary, Alberta, was trapped underneath his truck on January 8 when his vehicle hit a rock and rolled over.
Mr Hildebrand, who has a weak leg due to polio, was face down on the snowy ground with the truck pinning his strong leg.
“It’s amazing that he’s alive. I can’t believe it,” said Troy Linderman, director of Crowsnest Pass emergency medical services said. “Ken is as tough as nails.”
Mr Hildebrand kept himself alive, if sick, by eating the rotting meat of the animals he had collected and using a beaver carcass to keep himself warm. He blew a whistle to keep way nearby coyotes.
“It was time to get ready for survival mode,” he said.
He was discovered after four days by a hiker, and taken to a nearby hospital.
He has since undergone several operations to treat frostbite and leg injuries.
