Guðlaugur Friðþórsson
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Guðlaugur.
Guðlaugur Friðþórsson (born 24 September 1961) is an Icelandic fisherman who in 1984 survived six hours in 5 °C (41 °F) cold water after his vessel capsized and furthermore trekked, for another three hours, across lava fields to reach a town for help in freezing conditions.