In Pozzuoli, a message posted on the web found the person it was looking for. According to Il Mattino, an appeal shared by Rossella in the local Facebook group “Sei di Pozzuoli se...” reached its recipient and helped identify the person described as the “angelo” — the “angel” — linked to the rescue of a man caught in rubble after the earthquake-triggered landslide.

The available reporting does not publish the name of the person identified through the appeal, nor does it include the direct link to the Facebook post.

What happened in Via Savino Vitagliano

The landslide came down from the escarpment in the Via Savino Vitagliano–Gerolomini area of Pozzuoli during the magnitude-4.7 Campi Flegrei earthquake on 31 July.

Independent local and national reports identify the injured man as 73-year-old Marino Rolfo. He was struck or trapped by debris from the collapse and was extracted by his son, Alessandro.

A passerby then drove Rolfo to Santa Maria delle Grazie hospital in Pozzuoli, where he was treated for injuries involving the ribs, sternum, vertebrae and lungs.

A rescue with more than one person involved

The reports describe a sequence involving several people: the son who pulled his father from the rocks, and a passerby who provided transport to the hospital.

What the acquired extracts do not fully establish is how the “angel” named in the Il Mattino appeal fits into that sequence. The reporting does not clarify whether that person was the driver, another passerby present at the scene, or someone else who assisted. For that reason, the “angel” is best understood as the person sought and identified through Rossella’s appeal, rather than as a confirmed additional rescuer with a defined role.

Previous warnings about the escarpment

Pozzuoli News 24 reports that residents had previously pointed to signs of instability on the escarpment and had called for safety measures.

No official emergency-service or municipal document was included in the acquired research to independently verify those earlier warnings or to confirm the current safety status of the slope. The exact condition of the Via Savino Vitagliano escarpment after the 31 July collapse therefore remains outside what the present sources establish.

What the sources establish — and what remains unclear

Established by the reporting:

  • A landslide occurred in the Via Savino Vitagliano–Gerolomini area during the 31 July magnitude-4.7 earthquake.
  • Marino Rolfo was caught by the debris and freed by his son Alessandro.
  • A passerby took him to Santa Maria delle Grazie hospital.
  • A later web appeal by Rossella in “Sei di Pozzuoli se...” helped locate the person described as the “angel.”
  • Residents had previously reported instability and requested intervention on the escarpments.

Not established by the acquired extracts:

  • The identity of the “angel.”
  • That person’s precise role in relation to the son and the passerby-driver.
  • The official assessment of the escarpment’s present condition.