The 45-year-old was found trapped in his car by heavy snow that completely obscured his existence. Doctors say his body probably went into a sort of hibernation, since temperatures have been as low as -20 Fahrenheit. The police didn’t identify him by name; he was found by passing snowmobilers who thought they had come across a car wreck 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.

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