Boy on school trip falls on Etna, rescued

Last Updated: March 12, 2024

The military of the Guardia di Finanza of Nicolosi and technicians of the Etna Sud station of the Sicilian Mountain and Speleological Rescue were called to rescue a boy who was injured after a fall in the area in front of Rifugio Manfrè, on the southern slope of Mount Etna, in the territory of Belpasso. As a heavy snowfall began and the weather conditions worsened, the boy, who was part of a school group on an educational field trip, was reached by rescue teams from Cnsas Sicilia and Sagf of the Guardia di Finanza, who immobilized him and placed him on a stretcher. He was then taken to an ambulance from the 118 emergency service and transferred to the emergency room.