An Israeli tourist was rescued after falling down the volcano of Stromboli in southern Italy, Italian authorities said, Ynet reports. The man, who is in his 60s, was scaling to the summit of the volcanic island, north of Sicily, when he slipped down the volcano’s cauldron and fell nearly 50 meters – 164 feet – and suffered fractures to his ribs and right shoulder.
His survival is being described as a sheer miracle.
The man’s son, who was hiking with him, and another local called up the national gendarmerie force the Carabinieri. A helicopter was deployed to the scene to help in the rescue efforts alongside firefighters, volunteers and military personnel.
{Matzav.com Israel}
A real shlamiel.
This man should be sued for the cost of his rescue.