A MAN found naked, groaning and suffering from hypothermia after a morning in the snow has been confirmed as South Korean.
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Men heard the man groaning in the snow below a chalet about 4am and he was taken to the Falls Creek Medical Centre where he was attended by Dr Dominic Blanks.
Some reports stated he was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, but the doctor said that did not appear the case.
"I don't even think he was wearing that, I think he was naked in the snow," Dr Blanks said.
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The man was believed to be semi-conscious when he was found and had lost consciousness when he arrived at the clinic.
"Initially he had a temperature of 24.5, normal would start about 36 and anything below 30 is quite severe hypothermia," Dr Blanks said.
Police are investigating how the man came to spend the night in the freezing temperatures.
