3 People Die After Falling into Volcanic Crater

[Judi Lynn]

By Tia Ghose, Senior Writer | September 12, 2017 05:05pm ET

Three members of a family have died after falling into a volcanic crater in Italy, according to news reports.

The family of four from northeastern Italy was on vacation in Pozzuoli, viewing the sulfurous Solfatara crater. Their 11-year-old son ran through a safety barrier and went onto an unstable portion of the crater that is made of crumbling quicksand.

The boy's mother and father rushed to save him and caused the crater to collapse, forming a small hole. All three dropped into the hole, fell unconscious and died, likely by inhaling the noxious fumes, the BBC reported. The couple's other son, who is 7 years old, stayed put and survived. Rescue workers did manage to retrieve the bodies and reported that the pit was filled with boiling mud.

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[MLAA]

1. Feeling very sad for the little guy that survived.

[samnsara]

2. oh my god how awful for that surviving child....