Dr Fred Ramsdell was "living his best life" offline when the Nobel committee tried to contact him.

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

The Nobel Assembly initially couldn't reach Fred Ramsdell as he was on a camping and hiking trip with his wife.

Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husband

Dr Fred Ramsdell was "living his best life" offline when the Nobel committee tried to contact him.

Fred Ramsdell had to drive to a Montana hotel to connect to Wi-Fi. He didn't speak with the Nobel committee to get their congratulations until midnight.