Man found in Andes had fled sex claims

A Uruguayan man who was rescued after spending four months apparently lost in the Andes was on the run from child sex allegations, it has emerged.

An emaciated Raul Gomez was rescued by an Argentine helicopter crew more than four months after he was last heard from, and is recovering in hospital.

Authorities said he survived through the winter after disappearing along Chile’s high-altitude border with Argentina. Repeated search efforts were called off due to bad weather after failing to turn up any sign of him amid the snow-covered peaks.