Posted on 05/24/21
| News Source: NY Post
A 5-year-old Israeli boy is the sole survivor of a horrific cable car crash in Italy that killed 14 passengers, including his parents and younger brother, officials said Monday.
Eitan Biran was recovering Monday at a hospital in Turin from serious injuries suffered when the cable car plummeted to the ground on its way to Mottarone mountain in the Alps, the Times of Israel reported.
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The boy had been riding in the cable car with his parents, Amit Biran, 30 and Tal Peleg-Biran, 26, as well as his 2-year-old brother Tom Biran, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said.
Peleg-Biran’s grandparents, Barbaria Cohen, 71, and Yithak Cohen, 81, had also joined them and died at the scene, officials said.
The Israeli embassy in Rome said it’s working with the family to send the bodies home, the outlet reported. Read more at NY Post