An 8-year-old French boy, rescued by firefighters this friday Falling into a volcanic crater about 100 meters deep in the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), reported in a statement by the Galapagos National Park. The incident occurred in one of the two craters that make up the Los Gemelos complex, one of the tourist attractions on the island of Santa Cruz, the most populated island in the Ecuadorian archipelago, located in the center of the island region.
The boy, who has head injuries and facial injuries, who can learn from sources close to the rescue, is now “under observation” after being transferred to the Republic of Ecuador Hospital in downtown Puerto Ayora, according to EFE. Father christmas. “The details of the fall are still unknown, but fortunately for the rapid response of rescuers trained for these emergencies, managed to extract more than 100 meters from the bottom of the craterFirefighters, police, National Park rangers, Ministry of Public Health personnel and other volunteers participated in the rescue operation.
It is the second unusual emergency to emerge in the Galapagos this week after a US-born Mexican tourist was bitten by a shark while snorkeling around the islet of Mosquera on Tuesday.
Located about a thousand kilometers west of the continental coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos was declared a natural heritage of humanity in 1978 and is also the second largest marine reserve on the planet, considered one of the best preserved worldwide. Ecuador’s main tourist attraction.