An American man who dropped his cell phone while taking a selfie while climbing the summit of Vesuvius Volcano, an Italian active volcano that devastated Pompeii, without a ticket, fell into a crater while trying to pick it up.
According to foreign media such as The Guardian on the 11th (local time), on the 9th, a 23-year-old American tourist visited the summit of Vesuvius Volcano in Natalie, Italy, and while struggling to find the phone he dropped, he also fell under the crater. Fortunately, he suffered only minor injuries.
Italian police said, “A person who climbed to the top without a ticket fell into a crater and had to rescue him.” Authorities currently indicted Mr. A and his family on trespassing charges.
Mr. A and his three family members bypassed the ticket gates for visitors without purchasing a ticket.
And it was so dangerous that we climbed the path marked with curfew signs clearly and reached the top of Mount Vesuvius, which is 1281m high.
According to local media reports, Mr. A was taking a selfie at the top of Mount Vesuvius, when his cell phone fell out of his hand and fell to the entrance of the volcano.
He descended into the crater to retrieve the phone, but lost his balance and fell several meters down. The depth of the crater of Mount Vesuvius is over 300 m.
Vesuvius guides were the first to arrive at the scene and enter the crater on a climbing rope to hoist him up.
After that, the police arrived at the scene, and a mountain rescue helicopter was dispatched to help A’s rescue operation.
Person A suffered bruises and abrasions to his arm and back. She received first aid at the scene, but refused hospital treatment.
Although Vesuvius is an active volcano, it has not erupted in 80 years. It seems that Mr. A was also trying to take a better picture.
In September 2017, another 11-year-old boy and his parents fell into a crater and died on Mount Solpatara, another volcano in Naples.
The boy was believed to have fainted from gas smoke just before falling into the crater. His parents fell together while trying to save his son.
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