Pelastautui
Pelastautui is the third-person singular past tense form of the Finnish verb pelastautua, which means to save oneself or to seek safety by taking refuge from danger. The form is used to describe a subject who escaped or protected themselves from a threatening situation, rather than being rescued by someone else.
Pelastautua denotes self-rescue or self-protection in contexts such as fires, floods, storms, accidents, or other life-threatening
Pelastautui is a past tense form used with a singular third-person subject. The present tense is pelastautuu,
Hän pelastautui tulipalosta. (He saved himself from the fire.)
Aurinko paistoi, mutta hän pelastautui äärimmäisestä varjosta ja jäi turvaan. (He took refuge from the extreme
In news reports, authorities may describe people who pelastautuivat as having found safety after the disaster.
Related verb: pelastaa (to save or rescue someone). Related concepts include taking refuge (turvautua to seek