Footage released on Thursday (July 2) showed guard Hernan Alberto Gil, trapped in a Venezuelan mall for over a week, talking to rescuers before they and others released him from the rubble.

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SURVIVOR HERNAN ALBERTO GIL TRAPPED AMONG RUBBLE IN MALL SEEN IN CAMERA SCREEN / CHILEAN FIREFIGHTERS IN DESTROYED BUILDING / HAND OF ALBERTO GIL SEEN ON SCREEN OF CAMERA / ALBERTO GIL LOOKING AT CAMERA SCREEN

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EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: VIDEO BLURRED BY REUTERS AT REQUEST OF EQUIPO "USAR" DE BOMBEROS DE CHILE / EDIT INCLUDES FOOTAGE PREVIOUSLY SEEN IN EDIT 4436-VENEZUELA-QUAKE/TRAPPED-VICTIM. THIS EDIT INCLUDES LONGER FOOTAGE.

SHOWS: CATIA LA MAR, LA GUAIRA, VENEZUELA (RELEASED JULY 2, 2026) (EQUIPO “USAR” DE BOMBEROS DE CHILE – Access all) (BLURRED BY REUTERS AT REQUEST OF EQUIPO "USAR" DE BOMBEROS DE CHILE)

1. RESCUERS WATCHING SCREEN MONITOR

2. SURVIVOR HERNAN ALBERTO GIL AS SEEN ON SCREEN MONITOR UNDER RUBBLE / RESCUERS TALKING TO HIM / RESCUERS IN DESTROYED BASEMENT