Booze Saves Lives

Next time you feel like sleeping nearly naked in the snow, be sure to get your blood alcohol level at least thirty times higher than the legal limit for driving.

A drunk man found lying on a frozen park bench in his underwear survived because of the amount of alcohol in his blood.

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A breath test showed he had 1,024 micrograms per 100ml, nearly 30 times the legal limit for driving, which doctors say helped him live.

They believe alcohol in his blood acted like anti-freeze - on the other hand it may have played a part in him ending up on a frozen park bench in his underpants.

[Orange News]