A Londoner has told how he cheated death after he escaped from a pack of wolves in his bare feet following a skiing accident in scenes reminiscent of Oscar-winning film The Revenant.
Janveer Sandhu, 30, of Ilford, said his “survival instinct” kicked in when he was left stranded as he hit a tree on the slopes in Bansko, Bulgaria.
The Sun reported the project manager ate snow to stay alive during a night alone on a mountain and ditched his heavy ski boots to make a getaway from the wolves.
His tale of survival took place on the second day of a ski holiday with a friend, the paper said.
Mr Sandhu told The Sun: “My face went straight into the tree. My nose was bleeding. I was completely alone.
“I saw three wolves coming my way. My survival instinct kicked in. My heart was beating so fast.
“I started to move away but I realised I was going too slowly. I decided to give up on my skis and my heavy boots.
“My adrenaline had kicked in. I wasn’t thinking about my feet. I just wanted to save my life.
“At some points I was buried up to my waist in the snow.
“When night fell I couldn’t see a thing. My body was tired. I did everything to get out of where I was. I decided to find a safe space and to wait until morning.
“I was so thirsty I was eating snow to keep hydrated. I was trying to keep myself awake.”
“I just thought ‘I’m going to live, I am alive, I am not going to die in the mountains’. I cheated death.”
The paper reported Mr Sandhu managed to hitch a lift to a ski shop after he stumbled upon a road.
His legs were saved from amputation by doctors in the Bulgarian capital Sofia and now he is being treated for severe frostbite at a hospital in Essex, it added.
In the hit film, Hugh Glass, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, survives a bear attack before fighting for survival in the American wilderness.
