Mihael was born in Slap pri Tržiču, Slovenia and lived in Vižmarje, Šentvid-Ljubljana, Slovenia. His parents were Franc Pretnar and Marjeta Meglič Pretnar. He was a carpenter's assistant and was married. He died at the Iški Vintgar Gorge in central Slovenia. Source: http://www.sistory.si/zrtve/zrtev/?id=67560