At the top of the 1,281-meter-high volcano Vesuvius, the 23-year-old American tourist dropped his phone into the crater on Saturday
According to local media That happened after the man took a selfie on top of the volcano. When the tourist tried to retrieve his phone, he lost his balance and fell into the crater himself.
rescue helicopter
Local mountain guides were the first on the scene to rescue the man from the crater. The police were also called in and a rescue helicopter departed for the volcano to assist.
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The boy was lifted from the crater with scratches and bruises on his arms and back. The police also fined the man – and his three family members. The group was not allowed to enter the volcano without an entrance ticket and was also off the beaten track.
Dangerous volcanoes
Five years ago, an 11-year-old boy and his parents died on the Solfata di Pozzuoli volcano, about 40 kilometers from Mount Vesuvius. The boy had fallen into the crater and his parents tried to save him, but at that moment the crater collapsed.
Vesuvius is the volcano that erupted in AD 79, leaving the Roman city of Pompeii under a layer of rubble.
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