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Mexico City Teams Rescue Person From Volcán Xitle Crater After 50-Meter Fall

Officials described the patient as policontundido before transport to a hospital.

Overview

  • Operators at the C2 Sur received a citizen alert reporting a fall inside the Volcán Xitle crater in Tlalpan.
  • SSC officers and ERUM paramedics executed a technical rope descent of roughly 50 meters to reach the injured person.
  • Rescuers immobilized the victim on a sked stretcher, secured with harnesses, and carried the patient out using ropes.
  • The patient was stabilized in an ambulance and taken to a hospital for specialized evaluation, with a possible spinal injury to be ruled out.
  • Some media reported the victim was a child and was airlifted, details not confirmed in the official accounts.