The Biran family, with Eitan on the right. (Courtesy)
The 5-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of an Italian cable car crash that killed 14 people has been told about his parents’ death, a lawyer for the family told local media Tuesday.
Eitan Biran lost his parents, younger brother and great-grandparents in the May 24 accident near the top of the Mottarone Mountain, in the northwestern Piedmont region. A hospital spokesperson has said the child was apparently saved by the embrace of his father, who died when the cabin crashed to the ground.
After the crash, the boy was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition, where he spent several days intubated and sedated before waking up. Eitan, who suffered chest and abdomen injuries, has since been moved out of intensive care and his condition is improving day by day at Regina Margherita children’s hospital in Turin, Italian news website La Repubblica reported.