9.22.2007

kare11.com :: KARE 11 TV - Unable to move, Minnesota man stranded five nights in the woods

kare11.com :: KARE 11 TV - Unable to move, Minnesota man stranded five nights in the woods: "Unable to move, Minnesota man stranded five nights in the woods"

After falling 20 feet from his bear hunting stand near Remer, the 62-year-old retiree, who lives alone, spent five nights and four days on the ground, immobilized by a broken hip and fractured pelvis.

"I'm not going to be found anytime soon," he thought. No food, no water, and wearing only light clothing, Larry stuffed his jacket and covered his legs with grass and leaves to fight hypothermia as northern Minnesota temperatures dipped below freezing.

Now that's one tough man...

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