Nobody Expected Him to Survive a Volcano Fall

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He fell into a volcano—and somehow lived to tell the tale. No movie script, no video game cheat codes, just pure survival against nature’s most unstoppable force. You think lava means instant game over? Not for this guy. His story is so unbelievable you’ll wonder if physics just took the day off. From the heat, the danger, and the impossible odds, this is the kind of real-life miracle that makes you rethink what humans can actually survive. Stick around—because you won’t believe how he made it out alive.  Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/   Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV   Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official   Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.

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00:00So, a human being can survive the unimaginable sometimes, like 140 degree Fahrenheit temperature

00:07for brief periods of time.

00:09And, you'd be surprised, even falling into a volcano.

00:13Oops.

00:14Then you can ask, what the heck were they thinking?

00:17Not so much, apparently.

00:19Some years ago, there was an eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea.

00:22The volcano had been active for almost 35 years in a row.

00:26And this eruption could symbolize that the active days were finally over.

00:31However, it doesn't mean it's all clear and safe now.

00:34In fact, it's quite the opposite.

00:37The caldura, that bowl-shaped depression at the summit, is still unstable.

00:42After months of deflating, as magma was pulled away to the volcano's sides,

00:47hanging around the rim isn't the best idea.

00:50But even a metal guardrail couldn't keep one overly curious visitor

00:54from taking a risky leap to look over the edge.

00:58Recently, a 32-year-old man was attempting to peer over the caldura when he lost his footing.

01:05He ended up falling about 70 feet into the pit and sustained serious injuries.

01:10Fortunately, he didn't land in any lava.

01:13The caldura has been devoid of it for some time now,

01:15as all the lava in the Halema'uma'u crater drained away months ago.

01:20This time, it was just gravity and sharp rocks that caused the trouble.

01:24According to a statement from the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park staff,

01:29it was a soldier who was on the island for a training exercise

01:32and is now recovering in the hospital.

01:35Rescuers had to rappel down into the caldura to bring him back up.

01:40But this isn't the first time someone has fallen into Kilauea's craters.

01:44In October 2017, a person passed away after tumbling into the pit,

01:49which was much shallower back then.

01:51Given that history, this other soldier was incredibly lucky to escape with his life.

01:58There's one more curious volcano, Odoniolingai in Tanzania.

02:03It's located over the East African Rift,

02:06where the continent is slowly being pulled apart by a rising plume of superheated mantle material.

02:12Eventually, a new ocean will form there.

02:14But for now, unique geochemistry means some pretty odd volcanology,

02:19especially at Odoniolingai.

02:22The lava here never exceeds 950 degrees Fahrenheit,

02:26which is significantly cooler than the stuff that usually erupts from Kilauea.

02:30This is due to the unusual chemistry of the rocks that create its magma,

02:35which is high in calcium and sodium.

02:37The sodium-rich mix makes this lava a natrocarbonatite,

02:42lacking the silica chains that give regular magma its viscosity.

02:46This results in very cold and superfluid lava

02:49that erupts in a jet-black stream and weathers to a ghostly wind.

02:54While that's fascinating on its own,

02:57I mention it because someone fell into this strange cold lava back in 2007,

03:02which might be an even scarier scenario than what just happened at Kilauea.

03:06Falling into lava is obviously a bad idea for many reasons.

03:10But this incident had an unexpected twist.

03:14The guy who fell there, a local Maasai porter,

03:17slipped into an active lava flow and got severely burned but survived.

03:22Now, you may be thinking,

03:24maybe I shouldn't climb into a volcano for a better view.

03:27Well, duh.

03:29Most people who fall into active volcanoes, as you can imagine,

03:32don't come out unscathed if they make it out at all.

03:37When we think of volcanoes in general,

03:39I suspect that one of the first ones that pops into your noggin is Vesuvius.

03:45And I bet you won't be shocked when you learn that,

03:47yup, someone did fall there too.

03:50A 23-year-old guy from Maryland had quite an adventure

03:54when he fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius in Italy

03:57while snapping a selfie.

04:00The man, Philip Carroll, was exploring the iconic volcano,

04:03famous for burying the Roman city of Pompeii under ash in 79 CE.

04:09He was there with two family members.

04:11Local authorities were confused about what had happened,

04:14but they later explained that the family

04:16had taken a restricted trail to reach the summit.

04:19They hiked up from the town of Ottaviano,

04:23but ended up on a path that was off-limits to tourists,

04:27ignoring a small gate and clear no-access signs.

04:31First mistake.

04:32Once they reached the top of the volcano,

04:34which stands over 4,000 feet tall,

04:37Carroll decided to take a selfie.

04:39Big mistake.

04:41Oops!

04:41He dropped his phone into the crater.

04:44While trying to retrieve it,

04:45he fell and slid down a few meters into the crater.

04:48He managed to halt his fault,

04:50but he was stuck at that point.

04:52The situation could have been worse.

04:54Philip was incredibly lucky.

04:56If he had kept sliding,

04:58he would have dropped almost 1,000 feet into the crater.

05:01Nearly took himself out of the gene pool over a selfie.

05:05Now, for some context,

05:07Vesuvius' cone-shaped crater

05:08is about 1,000 feet deep and 1,500 feet wide.

05:13Philip ended up with some cuts and scrapes

05:15on his arms and back from the fall.

05:17Luckily, local guides spotted him with binoculars

05:20from the other side of the rim

05:22and rushed to his aid,

05:23using a long rope to pull him back to safety.

05:26A video posted on Instagram by Carroll's brother

05:30shows the breathtaking view from the volcano's peak,

05:33with someone in the background exclaiming,

05:35Hey, we hiked to the top of a literal volcano!

05:38After the incident,

05:40Carroll was taken into custody by the Carabiniere,

05:43one of the police divisions in Italy,

05:45and he had some time to consider his behavior.

05:50Now, Mount St. Helens is one of the most well-known volcanoes in the U.S.,

05:55if not the entire globe,

05:56especially since its big eruption back in 1980.

06:00Fast forward to 2008.

06:02A 52-year-old guy from Oregon named John Slimp

06:05decided to hit the snowy trails near the volcano

06:08with his son and a friend.

06:10They were enjoying some snowmobiling fun

06:13when they thought it would be a great idea

06:15to hike up to the crater's rim.

06:17But what started as a fun day

06:19quickly turned into a real-life horror story.

06:22John, wait for it,

06:24fell into the volcano.

06:26Yep, he plunged about 1,500 feet,

06:29but surprisingly managed to survive.

06:32His fall was cushioned by a snowbank

06:34after about 150 feet.

06:36But that bank gave way,

06:38and he slid the rest of the way down.

06:40Emergency services were called,

06:42and a helicopter team had to come to his rescue.

06:45Fortunately for him,

06:47medical technicians were on the scene within hours

06:49and were able to save John's life.

06:53Meanwhile, another tourist,

06:55this time from Ireland,

06:56had a lucky break

06:57after plummeting 650 feet

06:59down an Indonesian volcano,

07:01coming away with just a few minor scrapes.

07:05His name is Paul Farrell,

07:07and he was 31 when it happened.

07:09He was hiking solo on Mount Rinjani

07:11in West Noosa-Tangara

07:13when he lost his footing

07:15and tumbled down a steep trail,

07:17reportedly rolling off a cliff.

07:19Mount Rinjani,

07:20standing at 12,224 feet,

07:23is an active volcano on Lombok Island

07:26and draws hikers eager to see

07:28its breathtaking crater lake,

07:30Segura Anak.

07:31Amazingly,

07:32Paul only ended up with some cuts

07:34on his face, arm, and legs,

07:36according to local news sources.

07:38He even managed to reach out

07:39to a local resort for help,

07:41which alerted police early that morning.

07:44Ironically,

07:45a rescue team was already on the scene,

07:47tending to the body of another hiker

07:49who had fallen into a nearby ravine.

07:52Despite some communication challenges

07:54due to poor reception in the remote area,

07:56the team managed to find Paul

07:58relatively quickly,

07:59given the circumstances.

08:01Locals explained that Paul had slipped

08:03because the ground was sandy.

08:06Yes, blame it on the sand.

08:08Now, you probably noticed

08:09that cases of falling down a volcano

08:11aren't that rare, huh?

08:13Not everyone survives such falls.

08:15Most hikers, well, pass away.

08:18Back in March 2010,

08:19a Swedish tourist

08:20had a wild and unfortunate mishap

08:23at Mount Batur

08:24in Bali, Indonesia.

08:26He was hiking up to the rim

08:27of the active volcano

08:29just before sunrise,

08:30hoping to soak in the breathtaking view

08:32when, out of nowhere,

08:34he accidentally slipped and fell in.

08:37Whoopsies!

08:38Instead of enjoying a stunning sunrise,

08:40this unfortunate backpacker

08:42found himself plummeting

08:43about 500 feet

08:45to his last destination.

08:47He wasn't alone.

08:48He had three friends with him.

08:50A serene, early-morning trek

08:52that took a tragic twist.

08:54Interestingly,

08:55the authorities

08:55actually considered the trail

08:57he was on to be quite safe,

08:59making this incident

09:00all the more heartbreaking

09:02and unexpected.

09:03Well, you be the judge.

09:06That's it for today.

09:07So hey,

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