A Uruguayan man who disappeared in winter in the Andes has been found alive and well. Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost in a blizzard while crossing the Andes. His motorbike broke down in the mountains. His only choice was to walk and hope a town was nearby. He got lost in the snow. He found a shelter 2,840 metres above sea level. He hoped he could survive the freezing winter. A local governor said: "This is a miracle. We still can't believe it."

Mr Gomez was rescued by meteorological workers. They had gone to the shelter to record snowfall. Gomez had survived by eating rats and supplies left at the shelter. Doctors were surprised by his good health and said he was tough. He was very thin and had lost 20kg. He had high blood pressure and he smoked, but was allowed to leave hospital. In 1972, plane-crash survivors survived in the Andes for 72 days by eating the bodies of passengers who had died.