In an incident reminiscent of the Hollywood movie 127 Hours, an Indian-origin man from Singapore managed to beat all odds to remain alive after slipping from the highest mountain in Cambodia.

Sanjay Radakrishna, 26, survived seven days on water, confronted with a giant python, slept on wet ground and in caves after he lost his way while coming down Phnom Aural, Cambodia's highest mountain, in Kampong Speu. He took a tumble, tore his pant during the process and had a flat mobile battery, cutting him off from the GPS network.

Radakrishna trekked his way back to a village last Sunday. Clad in a T-shirt, sports shoes and underwear, he slept on wet ground, in caves and thought of inspiring stories such as the 127 Hours film about an American climber trapped in a canyon who had cut off his arm wedged between rocks to survive.

"There was no point panicking, crying or screaming because no one was there to help me," The Straits Times quoted Radakrishna as saying.