A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in
his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media
reported on Saturday.
The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on
Friday, February17, too weak to say more than a few words.
He was found not far from the city of Umea in the
north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car
until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside.
The man, who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping
bag, said he had been in the car since December 19.
“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he
had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after
Christmas.” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens- Kuriren,
which broke the news.
Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police, said
police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very
long time.
“We would not make up something like this. The rescue
services were on site too and saw the same as us.” he told
Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
Umea University Hospital, where the man is recovering
after being rescued by police and a rescue team, said in a statement he was
doing well considering the circumstances.
Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be
able to survive for about four weeks without food. Besides eating snow, the man
probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休眠似的)
state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
“A bit like a bear that hibernates. Humans can do
that.” he said. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which
the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”
“Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest
remains unknown,” police said.
1.Who found the Swedish man in the snow?
A．Snowmobilers B．The police C．A rescue team D．Local people
2.“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been
stuck in the car for a very long time.” implies that .
A．police didn’t think it true B．police were
sure of the fact
C．police had
some doubt on the fact D．police had
reasons to doubt the fact
3.The reason why the man could survive was most
probably that .
A．he was only
forty-five year old B．he did not
use any energy
C．he slept in
the sleeping bag D．he was in a
dormant-like state
4.Which is the correct order of the following events?
a．The Swedish man was stuck
in the snow. b．He was sent
to Umea University Hospital.
c．He was found by
snowmobilers.
d．He was recovering after treatment.
e．He stayed in his car for
nearly two months. f．He was dug
out by people.
A．e, a, c, d,
f, b B．a(chǎn), e, c, f,
b, d C．a(chǎn), f, c, e,
b, d D．e, c, f, a,
d, b
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the
passage?
A．A Traffic
Accident B．A Long Sleep
in Winter
C．An Incredible
Survival D．A Successful
Rescue
