Caracas.- Hernán Gil, the survivor of the double earthquake in Venezuela who was rescued this Thursday morning, is in a Caracas clinic receiving medical attention, as well as being under observation, after spending eight days under the rubble, a health center worker informed EFE.
According to the staff at the Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, where Gil is admitted, the tomography showed a left clavicle dislocation, small bands of atelectasis, a left parietal subgaleal hematoma, and mild inflammatory ethmoid and frontal sinusitis.
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Likewise, he said that by protocol and for observation, Gil is in the Intensive Care Unit, but that he is in good condition and conscious.
Around 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) he/she arrived at the healthcare center, in the west of Caracas.
Gil was rescued this Thursday morning after eight days under the rubble of a building in La Guaira state (north of the country, adjacent to Caracas) and a rescue operation of nearly 72 hours.
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The man had been trapped in the security booth of the building located in the town of Catia La Mar where he worked, after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes on June 24th.
The rescue began at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Monday, and since then, a group of 100 rescuers, including Chileans, Americans, Portuguese, Costa Ricans, and Salvadorans, has been in constant communication with him, hydrating him and providing him with medication.
A spokesperson for the Costa Rican Red Cross explained to EFE that the security guard was in an “underground passage in a security booth with 140 tons of rubble on top.”
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The latest official toll from the double earthquake puts the number of dead at 2,295 and the injured at 11,267.
According to UN data, this is the thirteenth rescue of a survivor carried out by international teams deployed in Venezuela since the earthquakes.
