Raúl Fernando Gómez Circunegui is an

Uruguayan Uruguayans () are people identified with the country of Uruguay, through citizenship or descent. Uruguay is home to people of different ethnic origins. As a result, many Uruguayans do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizen ...

man who survived a four-month ordeal in the

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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. 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

Raúl Fernando Gómez Circunegui was born in Bella Unión, Uruguay. He works as a plumber.

References

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