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Swede Rescued After Months In Snow-Covered Car

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A man has been found alive inside a car submerged in deep snow, after apparently surviving for two months in subzero temperatures in northern Sweden.

The man, who was stranded in the car on December 19, according to the local media, had survived inside a sleeping bag in the car, eating snow.

He was found off a remote forest road near Umea, after passersby on a snowmobiles raised the alarm.

Temperatures in the north of the country have reached minus 30 Celsius in recent weeks.

The man is currently being treated in a hospital in the city of Umea, where his condition is described as "well, under the circumstances."

Compiled from agency reports
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