If you drop your cellphone into a dangerous place, please don't go for it. If you phone falls in a sewer grate, into river rapids, or in a volcano, it's not worth risking your life. You can get a new one. This guy from Maryland apparently didn't think about it and fell into Italy's active volcano.
American tourist fell into crater of Mount Vesuvius trying to retrieve his phone
Italian media said the 23-year-old had been trying to take a selfie at the summit when his phone slipped out of his grasp and into the crater.
He tried to reach the device during Saturday's incident, but then fell a number of metres into the mouth of the volcano.
Vesuvius guides, overseen by a rescue helicopter, abseiled into the crater to reach the man, who later needed treatment for minor injuries.
Reports said the tourist and three relatives had taken a forbidden route to the summit and face charges.
Mount Vesuvius in Italy is regarded by experts to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, with a population of about 600,000 living within its danger zone.
Any eruption would also have an impact on three million people in the Naples area.
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