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US tourist falls into Mount Vesuvius after taking selfie
abc ^ | ByKyla Guilfoil

Posted on 07/12/2022 3:50:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The man, who has not been named, allegedly walked on an unauthorized path to reach the summit of Mount Vesuvius at 1,281 meters, according to a spokesperson from the Carabinieri of the Forestry department of the Park of Vesuvius.

The spokesperson told ABC News he believes the man went on the unmarked path because tickets for visiting Vesuvius, which cost $2,500 per day, were all booked.

The guides immediately started moving toward the area and were able to come to the man's rescue after seeing him attempt to retrieve his cellphone, according to Carabinieri's spokesperson.

The guides also performed first aid on the man's minor injuries to his legs, arms and back.

According to Carabinieri's spokesperson, two other Americans, two Brits and one Austrian were with the American man who fell.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: butterfingers; italy; mountvesuvius; naples; selfie; vesuvius; volcano; volcanoes
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To: colorado tanker

” I can’t image what people are thinking when they try to pet one.”

Suicide?

5.56mm


41 posted on 07/12/2022 4:30:28 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: BenLurkin

“tickets for visiting Vesuvius, which cost $2,500 per day...”

I have a feeling his aim was to parlay that into more $, by getting views and likes, or whatever, on Idiotgram (Instagram).


42 posted on 07/12/2022 4:32:03 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: 6ppc

A more apt description would be “jackass”.


43 posted on 07/12/2022 4:33:05 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: BenLurkin

Play stupid games....


44 posted on 07/12/2022 4:33:20 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: BenLurkin

“The man, who has not been named ...”

Parents! Name your children!!! Sheesh.

This could all have been avoided but for this simple expedient.


45 posted on 07/12/2022 4:46:14 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: moovova

Oddly, the “Ugly American” was a discription of his visage. He was in fact, a good guy in the book, the hero as it were. Never bothered with the movie.
As is so often the case, the term was co-opted to mean something entirely different by the media and academia....you know, our betters.


46 posted on 07/12/2022 4:50:23 PM PDT by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: moovova

That’s a tour. We walked up. 10 Euro.


47 posted on 07/12/2022 4:50:38 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: GaltAdonis

Yes, good picture. I would venture to guess, the people of Pompeii would much rather have seen that view of Vesuvius, than the one they experienced. 👍


48 posted on 07/12/2022 4:52:50 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: M Kehoe
Was he vaccinated?

If he wasn't, the fall would have been a LOT worse. Might have died.

49 posted on 07/12/2022 4:53:02 PM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: BenLurkin

I visited Vesuvius a couple years ago, walked the trail right to the summit, looked down into the smoking crater; could have had a fine selfie if it had occurred to me. No idea what this fool was trying to do, but like so many selfie-idiots, he had no idea either. BTW, no way it cost 2500$ for a ticket. 2500 Italian lira, maybe.


50 posted on 07/12/2022 4:53:44 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: neverevergiveup

I’d be content walking the ruins of Herculaneum, followed by the pizza di Napoli you’ve already described.

CC


51 posted on 07/12/2022 4:54:39 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Italy uses the Euro, the Lira went away a long time ago.


52 posted on 07/12/2022 4:56:59 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin
"tickets for visiting Vesuvius, which cost $2,500 per day..."

LOL - they sure didn’t cost that when I lived in Napoli (Pozzuoli) as a “tween.”

53 posted on 07/12/2022 4:59:38 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: BenLurkin

Those goofy and wacky ‘mercans and their “selfies”. LOL. They travel all over the world just to see who can take the “coolest” selfie.


54 posted on 07/12/2022 4:59:48 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (First, they stole our elections. Then, they stole our country.)
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To: BenLurkin

Here, hold muh Birra Moretti!


55 posted on 07/12/2022 5:01:05 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Bus No. 2525)
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To: colorado tanker

I had a state police dog jump in my perimeter cruiser once while I was working at the state prison. They were there searching the prison for contraband and he jumped in thinking it was his handlers truck. They were identical from the outside. Needless to say I kept my hands to myself! The trooper laughed his ass off while apologizing.

CC


56 posted on 07/12/2022 5:01:30 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The Chinese by far are the worst with selfies. They stop right in the middle of the sidewalk making everybody wait.


57 posted on 07/12/2022 5:02:08 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

Sorry but Vesuvius is indeed smoking.. I was there just a couple years ago. Last eruption in 1943 means it could go again at almost any time, although the greatest risk is at Solfaterra.


58 posted on 07/12/2022 5:04:17 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: BenLurkin
I'm gonna jump in a crater
See ya later


59 posted on 07/12/2022 5:04:18 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,498,101 active users on Truth Social)
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To: SamAdams76

Remake of Joe vs The Volcano with Tom Hanks????/


60 posted on 07/12/2022 5:05:23 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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