Heard the story on the news today. I wish there were a few more details. I assume he tried to use his knives to cut or dig his way free of the tree first, and that proved impossible. I assume his situation was such that he was pretty sure no one was looking for him. In the absence of more facts, it's hard to draw a lot of conclusions from the incident.

Of course, each of us is silently asking the question, could I do that if I had to?