In the cable car tragedy, he lost several family members – and survived the crash himself, seriously injured. But Eitan (5) had a guardian angel: the little Israeli is no longer in mortal danger – and, according to the treating doctors, should now be brought out of the artificial coma.
Giovanni La Valle, General Director of the Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita in Turin (I), told the “Bild” newspaper: “The boy spent the night unchanged, calm and stable.” The director of anesthesia, Prof. Giorgio Ivani, was also optimistic: “We still have to be careful, it’s going in the right direction.” The little boy’s Israeli relatives are now also on site.
Meanwhile, not far from the scene of the accident, another tragic incident occurred yesterday. An employee of an Italian TV station died of cardiac arrest while trying to record there.
At first, attempts were made to revive the TV man – a team of doctors was flown to the scene by rescue helicopter. Without success. At Whitsun an ambulance had already overturned on the steep slope.
And cycling also avoids the fateful mountain. According to a spokeswoman for the infrastructure officer in Piedmont, the region wants to relocate the stage of the Giro d’Italia racing bike competition planned for Friday over Monte Mottarone because of the misfortune and grief in the area. An alternative route is now being sought.