The dramatic rescue of Hernán Gil, a 47-year-old security guard trapped under a collapsed building in Venezuela following the devastating June 24 earthquakes, captured hearts across Latin America. Gil survived eight days in a third-level underground basement before being extracted alive after 114 continuous hours of rescue operations.
The operation was led by the Costa Rican Red Cross and involved over 100 rescuers from seven countries. La Nación detailed the step-by-step efforts of the international team, which navigated the dangerous, unstable ruins of a structure destroyed by two earthquakes measuring 7.2 in magnitude.
