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REVEALED: Us tourist injured after falling into mount vesuvius crater taking selfie | Rare Historical Photos

Mount Vesuvius seen from Naples
The man and his family reached the summit of the volcano towering over Naples after bypassing a visitor turnstile and proceeding along an out-of-bounds path. Photograph: Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images

An American tourist sustained minor injuries after he fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius as he scrambled to retrieve his phone.

The 23-year-old and his family reached the 1,281m-high (4,202ft) summit of the volcano towering over the southern Italian city of Naples after bypassing a visitor turnstile and proceeding along an out-of-bounds path.

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