Security guard Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, 43, initially told rescuers not to tell his wife in case he did not survive An international rescue team pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early on Thursday, ending a gruelling days-long operation that became a symbol of ...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/02/venezuelan-man-pulled-alive-from-collapsed-basement-eight-days-after-earthquakes)