Raúl Fernando Gómez Circunegui
Raúl Fernando Gómez Circunegui is an Uruguayan man who survived a four-month ordeal in the Andes mountain-range. Gómez become known through international media when he was found alive at a shelter 2,840 meters above sea-level in San Juan province Argentina on 8 September 2013, having survived four months by consuming mainly rats and raisins.[1] By the time he was found he had lost 20 kg and was malnourished as well as dehydrated. He had been reported missing since May, 2013.
Biography
[edit]Raúl Fernando Gómez Circunegui was born in Bella Unión, Uruguay.[2] He works as a plumber.
References
[edit]- ^ "Uruguayan found alive after four months lost in the Andes". September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Apareció el uruguayo perdido hace cuatro meses en la Cordillera de Los Andes". September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.