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The family hiked up Vesuvius from the town of Ottaviano and accessed the top of the volcano through a forbidden trail, Cappelli told the“His family took another trail, closed to tourists, even if there was a small gate and ‘no access’ signs,” Cappelli said.
When the family reached the top of the over 4,000-feet-high volcano, Carroll wanted to take a selfie. So, he stopped to take the selfie, and somehow, his phone fell into the crater.Carroll then tried to rescue his phone from a fiery fate. “He tried to recover it, but slipped and slid a few meters into the crater. He managed to stop his fall, but at that point he was stuck,” Cappelli said.According to
, Vesuvius’ cone-shaped crater has a depth of 300 meters, or nearly 1,000 feet, and a diameter of 450 meters, or nearly 1,500 feet.Guides from Presidio Permanente Vesuvio saw what happened with binoculars from the opposite side of the rim and rushed to help Carroll. The guides got him out by using a long rope to pull him to safety.
Police also responded to the scene and a mountain rescue helicopter was launched to assist the rescue operation,
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