Kilauea: the man who survived after falling into the caldera of one of the world's most active volcanoes

An American soldier fell on a caldera of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii for nearly 20 meters. The young man was saved three hours after his fall and drove to a hospital where his condition went from severe to stable.

A US soldier was seriously injured Wednesday after falling nearly 20 meters in one of the

volcanoes

the most active on Earth.

Emergency teams rescued a 32-year-old man who was watching the boiler on Wednesday.
Kilauea volcano, in the
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, from a metal railing.

Witnesses testified that there was a collapse at the location where the victim was, which caused him to fall into a precipice of about 90 meters deep.

He landed on a ledge, which prevented him from falling further down the volcanic caldera.

The young man, whose identity was not revealed, was a visitor to the park who stopped on Wednesday at the Steaming Bluff lookout at 18:30 local time.

More than three hours later, the man was found alive.

"(The young man) was seriously injured (on a fall) on a narrow ledge about 21 meters from the edge of the cliff," said the rangers in a statement.

"The rescuers successfully carried out a high-angle extraction using ropes and a stretcher and, with the help of a Defense Department helicopter, was able to carry out the rescue. Man was flown to the Hilo Medical Center for urgent care. "

This Thursday, the condition of the man has gone from serious to stable.

Ranger Chief John Broward warned that the
Visitors should never cross the safety gates, "especially around the dangerous and destabilized edges of the cliffs".

The Kilauea volcano erupted last year, destroying some 700 houses over an area of ​​22 square kilometers.

According to the United States Geological Survey, Kilauea "is one of the most active volcanoes in the world" and could even be number one on the list.

The colossus has been erupting almost continuously since 1983 and the last death in the park was recorded in October 2017.