They thought their man was among the 16 victims of the tragedy with the cable car to Lisbon But in the end he was alive. A horrible mistake of the Portuguese authorities was turned into a miracle for a German family.
Unexpected turn took The tragedy with the cable car in Lisbon, As the German father of a 3 -year -old boy, who was said to have been recovered dead by the debris, was eventually found alive in the hospital.
His family 46 -year -old Germanwhich was not named, was initially informed that he was killed in front of his child’s eyes. In fact, family members traveled to the Forensic Service, where they failed to recognize him among the victims, according to information from the Portuguese service of CNN, that the Dailymail.
Then a police officer drove them to Sao Jose Hospital where he was revealed that he was among the 21 injured by the accident.
The dramatic rescue
According to Portuguese media, the 3 -year -old baby boy was rescued by the ruins while his father was considered dead and his mother had been trapped with severe spine trauma.
Witnesses described to the Dailymail that the young man did not leave the policeman who led him to a safe place.
Later, the three -year -old was again with his mother who is being hospitalized in a critical but stable condition at Santa Maria Hospital.
The tragic account
Authorities have spoken of 16 dead from the terrible accident with the Elevador da Glória cable car derailled and crashed on Wednesday afternoon (04.09.2025), with already review the number of victims twice. Three corpses still remain without identification.
The cable car, full of local and foreign tourists, was derailed in the middle of an ordinary route, plunging Portugal and the planet into mourning.
Portugal’s prosecutor’s office announced that eight have already been identified by The victims of the cable car in Lisbon: Five Portuguese, two South Koreans and one Swiss.
According to national police chief Luis Neves, “there is a high chance” between the dead are also two Canadians, an American, one German and a Ukrainian. Three bodies have not been identified.
OR Sandra Coelhoworking at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia charity in Lisbon, the country’s largest relief organization.
OR Alda Eyealso an employee of the Foundation, who worked as a lawyer in the capital.
OR Lopesfrom Profsa-A-Nova, a third employee of Santa Casa, who leaves a daughter behind.
THE Pedro TrinindeProfessor at the School of Higher Education of Tourism and Hotel Studies, referee and member of the Portuguese Volleyball Federation.
THE Andre brands40 years old, the vehicle’s brake operator, who was found dead in the control position.
Marks worked for Carris for 15 years and was the father of two young children.
The causes of the accident remain unknown, and the company has ordered the immediate suspension of all cables in the city and an independent survey.