美國一退伍士兵墜入火山後生還

A US soldier in Hawaii was critically injured after he fell 70ft (21 metres) into one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, parks officials say.

美國一名士兵在夏威夷跌落深70英尺(約21米)的世界上最活躍的火山之一，受傷嚴重，公園官員稱。

Rangers rescued the 32-year-old man, who they say climbed over a metal guard rail overlooking the Kilauea caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

園林管理員救下了一名32歲的男性，該男子翻越金屬隔離帶，在位於夏威夷火山國家公園的基拉韋厄火山口觀望。

Witnesses say the ground crumbled away beneath the victim's feet, causing him to plunge down the 300ft cliff.

目擊者稱，受害者腳下的地面鬆動，導致他跌落300英尺深的懸崖。

He landed on a ledge, stopping him for falling into the crater.

他落在岩石上，阻止他掉進火山口。

Witnesses say the man was part of a group who had stopped at the Steaming Bluff overlook around 18:30 local time on Wednesday.

目擊者稱這位男子並非一人，在當地時間的週三下午6點半，他想要靠近蒸汽懸崖(Steaming Bluff)的邊緣俯瞰火山口。

"At approximately 21:00 [local time], the man was found alive but seriously injured on a narrow ledge about 70 feet down from the cliff edge," parks officials said in a statement.

“大約9點多，該男子在懸崖邊向下約70英尺的狹窄巖壁上被發現。”受傷嚴重，當地公園管理人員稱

"Rescue personnel successfully completed a high angle extrication using ropes, with support from a Department of Defense helicopter, the man was airlifted to Hilo Medical Center for urgent care."

“救援人員在國防部直升機的幫助下順利完成將繩索把該男子騰空吊出並送到希羅醫療中心進行緊急救治。

On Thursday, the unidentified man's condition was upgraded from critical to stable.

週四，該不知名男子的情況已經趨於穩定。

Army officials told KGMB-TV that the man is a soldier from the Schofield Barracks who had been on Big Island as part of a training mission.

在KGMB-TV採訪時陸軍官員稱，這名士兵駐紮在瓦胡島的斯科菲爾德兵營，並在大島上進行訓練。

Chief Ranger John Broward warned that visitors should never cross safety barriers, "especially around dangerous and destabilised cliff edges".

園林主管John Broward告誡遊客，千萬不可以跨越安全護欄。“尤其是在危險和不穩定的懸崖邊上。”

The Kilauea volcano erupted last year, destroying an estimated 700 homes across nearly 14 square miles (22 sq/km).

基拉韋厄火山去年噴發，損壞了近14平方英里（22平方公里）的700多座房屋。

The United States Geological Survey says that Kilauea "ranks among the world's most active volcanoes and may even top the list," which has been in a near constant state of eruption since 1983.

美國地質調查局稱，基拉韋厄獲勝是世界上最活躍的火山之一，甚至可以說是數一數二，從1983年開始在幾乎恆定的噴發狀態下。

The last fatality in the park was in October 2017.

上一次出現致命事件是在2017年的10月份。

翻譯：林潯鷗