Battle for the fate of Eitan (5): the sole survivor of Italy’s cable-brain crash | Abroad

The incident occurred on a cable car connecting Stresa to the Mottarone, a mountain at nearly 1,500 meters that offers spectacular views over the Alps. Shortly before the top, a cable would have failed for an as yet unclear reason, causing the cabin to crash down hard. An emergency brake that should have prevented the accident turned out to be ineffective.

Little Eitan lost his father (30), mother (26), brother (2) and great-grandparents (81 and 71) in the cable lift accident. It collapsed on Sunday, May 23. A total of fourteen passengers lost their lives. Eitan is the only survivor. After the accident, the boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries, operated on and placed in an artificial coma. Miraculously, he made it through. After his rehabilitation, he was picked up by his father’s sister.

family feud

It’s about Aunt Aya, the Italian newspaper knows The weather. The woman lives in Italy and has children about the same age as Eitan. For that reason, she saw no point in an adoption procedure elsewhere. But that is not to the liking of Eitan’s grandmother (on mother’s side). When she got wind of the adoption, she flew from Tel Aviv to Italy to claim custody. This led to a huge conflict in the family, so much so that a judge now has to rule on who gets the so-called right of detention.

In the meantime, Eitan is followed by psychologists and doctors who have to determine where the toddler would best end up. Would you rather live with your grandmother or aunt?, they asked him. “I just want to be with my mom and dad,” the boy replied.

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