He wanted to have a better view and fell into the crater of Kilauea volcano – 05/04/2019

It happened in the Volcanoes National Park of Hawaii, United States. A man crossed the security guardrail to get a closer look at the Halemaumau crater, inside the caldera of Kilauea volcanobut the ground gave way under his feet and slid more than 20 meters downhill. This was reported by park officials in a statement.

Although seriously injured, the 32-year-old man survived the fall and the rescuers managed to get him out.

It should be remembered that Kilauea is the youngest volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii: it is estimated that it is about 600,000 years old, while the oldest is more than a million years old. active of the island's five volcanoes but also one of the most active in the world.

Much has been said about him lately because in May 2018 he broke up and forced thousands of residents to evacuate from the area. After almost a year closed to the public, the park has recently reopened the Kilauea Iki Trail.

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Other visitors present at the time of the incident confirmed that the man had jumped the railing at the Steaming Bluff Watchtower, lost his balance and began to slide on the cliff (which is 90 meters).

Fortunately for the man, at the fall, his body did not come into contact with the lava and a kind of ledge stopped his fall in the depths of the crater. Before the alert of a tourist, the rescue team managed to locate him. Ropes, a stretcher and a helicopter were used to take him out of the area and transfer him to the Hilo Medical Center.

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"Visitors should never cross the safety gates, especially near the dangerous edges of the cliffs and without stability," said Chief of Rangers John Broward in his statement. "Crossing the barriers and entering closed areas can cause serious injury or death."