Olbia, fear for a firefighter: double fracture to recover the Befana rope

He climbed the fire escape to retrieve a rope, used for the Befana's descent from the Ferris wheel, and got his leg stuck while the ladder was closing.

The victim of the accident was a firefighter from the Olbia detachment, Alberto Carnevale, 51 years old.

An accident at work occurred just after the celebrations for the traditional descent of the Befana from La Maestosa, postponed until today due to bad weather on the day of the Epiphany.

Emergency services were carried out immediately and he was transferred to the John Paul II hospital, where he will undergo surgery for a double fracture.