A man who survived two months of freezing temperatures inside his car without food was a loner with money trouble, reports suggest.
Swedish man Peter Skyllberg was discovered in his vehicle, emaciated and unable to move or speak, after becoming trapped in December.
Investigators said that for more than 60 days Skyllberg lived in the car, surviving on nothing except snow. Temperatures reportedly dipped below -30C but the man somehow survived long enough to be discovered alive.
The claims were met with skepticism, but experts said he may have got through the ordeal by entering a state of semi-hibernation - and that the car may have been kept warm after the snow formed an 'igloo'.
Local reports also pointed to prisoners in Northern Ireland as examples of people who have survived 60 days without food.
Reports also suggested the 44-year-old was a nature lover on expedition.
But now it has emerged that Skyllberg was in fact a loner with money trouble, who had lived in his car for at least six months.
It has also been revealed that he may have had at least some sustenance - perhaps small amounts of food or even ointments and creams - that were able to give him a few precious calories.
The Daily Telegraph quoted a local petrol station owner who said Skyllberg was a regular who used to buy hot dogs, bread and coffee, and was in good health before he disappeared two months ago.
"Of course I thought it was odd that he lived in the forest," the man told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.
"I was wondering what he was doing all day. But on the other hand he was good looking, used camping clothes, shaved himself and had good hygiene. I knew he was a loner but that he could live in the car for such a long time is difficult to understand."
It has also emerged that Skyllberg had recently broken up with his girlfriend and had his properties seized after failing to pay debts of £150,000.