Haiti man rescued 'after surviving 27 days in rubble'

Source: Guardian UK

Haiti man rescued 'after surviving 27 days in rubble'
Family says 28-year-old had been trapped in market wreckage since 12 January earthquake

Adam Gabbatt and agencies
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 9 February 2010 13.41 GMT

A man rescued in Haiti may have spent the past 27 days trapped in rubble, it was reported today.
The news came 11 days after the last survivor was rescued, following the devastating 12 January earthquake, which killed as many as 200,000 people.

The family of Evan Muncie reportedly told doctors at a Port-au-Prince hospital yesterday that the 28-year-old had been trapped in the wreckage of a market since the quake.

His apparent recovery is all the more remarkable as the Haitian government declared an end to search and rescue operations on 23 January, 16 days before Muncie was reportedly found.

A BBC reporter in Port-au-Prince said he had spoken to the man's mother, who confirmed Muncie had been missing since the quake.
Dr Dushyantha Jayaweera, from the University of Miami field hospital, told Reuters TV that his survival in the rubble would be "unusual but not impossible".

"He was quite dehydrated and he was wasted, so there are certain things that suggest that it's true."
According to CNN, the field hospital diagnosed Muncie as suffering from dehydration and malnutrition, but said he did not appear to have significant crushing injuries.

"He was emaciated. He hadn't had anything in quite some time. He had open wounds that were festering on both of his feet," Dr Mike Connelly told CNN.
Connelly said the people who brought Muncie to hospital had found him while digging out the marketplace.

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"Muncie reportedly told medical staff someone had been bringing him water while he was trapped, although doctors said he appeared to be confused. Connelly said Muncie would have needed water to survive, although the doctor was unsure how he would have accessed it."

Thanks for the thread, G_j.:thumbsup:

Brand me cynical, but I'm calling bullshit on this one.

survived. I think a few cases of beer every few weeks are called "nature's fifth major food group"

Don't you?

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1249925/Haiti-earthquake-Doctors-treat-survivor-27-days-disaster.html

'We believe him': Doctors treat mystery man pulled alive from rubble FOUR WEEKS after Haiti earthquake
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 2:31 PM on 10th February 2010

Doctors have said there is no reason to doubt the story of a man who apparently survived being trapped in the rubble of the Haitian earthquake for an entire month.

The man – who has been named as Evans Monsigrace – lived on small amounts of water and fruit for 27 days.

His astonishing tale of survival came as the Haitian government put the official death toll after the January 12 earthquake at 230,000 - equal to that of the 2004 Asian tsunami.

Medical workers were sceptical at first, but began to believe the man when he regained consciousness and told his story.

He said he had just finished selling rice for the day at a downtown flea market when the quake struck on January 12.

He said he didn't suffer any major injuries and was trapped on his side in an area where food and drink vendors were selling their goods.

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those of you who do not believe In Almighty God,just another sign of his grace.

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