Middle-aged man stuck out on dirt road

A middle-aged Swedish man trapped in his snow-covered car for two months was rescued February 17, reports Sweden's The Local.

The man, from southern Sweden, was found at the end of a "forest track" dirt road near Umeå, in northern Sweden, by two snowmobilers who stumbled upon what they thought was an abandoned vehicle (actual vehicle pictured).

When they cleared one of the windows, they were surprised to see movement inside. They quickly called police, who arrived on snowmobiles followed by an ambulance.

"[It's] absolutely incredible that he is alive, in part considering that he hasn't had any food, but also bearing in mind that it was really cold for a while there after Christmas," an emergency responder told a local Swedish paper.

The man was barely able to speak or move when he was rescued from the frozen car; how he got stuck on the dirt road and stayed undiscovered for so long remains a mystery.

Local medical staff estimate the man was trapped in the car for about two months — it's the longest period of time a human can survive without food. Experts figure the layers of snow over his car acted like an igloo to keep him relatively warm.

The man is currently recovering at Umeå University Hospital.

(The Local via Jalopnik)