An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, thanks in part to his wife’s quick thinking and lots of luck.

A hiker in Alaska miraculously survived after he was trapped facedown in a frigid creek for three hours under a massive boulder. Kell Morris was hiking with his wife below a glacier outside the city of Anchorage when a rock slide sent him plunging into the creek.

An Alaska man named Kell Morris is speaking out after he survived being pinned down by a 700-pound boulder in a creek while on a hike with his wife Joanna. While waiting for help, Morris' wife held his head above the icy water to keep him from drowning.