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Father and Son Pulled Alive from Rubble Four Days After Venezuela Quakes
Rescue teams extracted a father and his son from rubble in La Guaira state on Sunday. The pair had been trapped since two earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday. Authorities reported 1,450 dead with thousands injured and many missing.
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Rescue teams from Virginia, France and Venezuela pulled a father and his young son alive from a pile of rubble in La Guaira state on Sunday. The extraction came four days after earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday. Search crews had seen no signs of life beneath the concrete mass before the operation.
The father emerged first, his body slack but still gripping a phone. Workers then passed the shirtless boy, nearly unresponsive, over a line of team members wearing Fairfax County Urban Search & Rescue vests. Both received medical care on stretchers.
Onlookers applauded as the pair was loaded into an ambulance. Associated Press journalists witnessed the rescue in the La Guaira region. Authorities reported 1,450 people dead as of Sunday, with thousands injured and many still missing.
One woman was pulled from rubble after 70 hours, smiling and waving. Firefighters gave water to a dog trapped in debris. The first 48 to 72 hours after an earthquake are considered critical for rescues, though survival is possible with access to water and food.
