Man rescued from frozen well after 52 hours

A Serbian man survived in a 5-meter-deep (16-foot) frozen well for more than two days, until he was discovered by his neighbor, who called the police, the BBC reported.

Jezdimir Milic, who was reportedly suffering from poor vision, fell into a well in the village of Smoljinac while returning from grocery-shopping on Sunday. The well was freezing at -20 Celsius, following a snowstorm that has gripped Serbia and other parts of northern Europe.

Milic's neighbor Goran Markovic discovered him when he noticed a bag of groceries lying near the well. Markovic later explained the incident to a local television station.

Milic, being hailed the "miracle man," is receiving treatment for hypothermia and abrasions. Hypothermia has already claimed six lives in Poland.

And further snow-caused deaths have been reported in Italy, Greece and Turkey.