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Rico Dibrivell is helped by U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne after he was found in the ruins in Port-au-Prince.

Rico Dibrivell is helped by U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne after he was found in the ruins in Port-au-Prince.

Man Pulled Alive From Haiti Rubble 14 Days After Quake

A crowd of Haitian looters Tuesday discovered a man buried in the rubble of a store that had been repeatedly scavenged and called for help from U.S. soldiers, who pulled him from the ruins.

FOXNews | Published: 01/27/2010 03:43

A Reuters witness said the man, covered in dust and wearing only underwear, was rescued by soldiers from the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division at a ruined house on Rue de Miracle in downtown Port-au-Prince.

The Americans treated Rico Dibrivell, 35, for a broken leg and severe dehydration. Dibrivell said he had been trapped under the building since the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.

The military provided no details about how he managed to survive, saying only in a statement late Tuesday that Dibrivell's family said he had been missing for two weeks.

"He got sent to the hospital. He’s going to make it," Specialist Andrew Pourak, one of the rescuers, said.

More than 100 people have been unearthed by rescue teams since the quake, and many more by their neighbors, but most of those were in the immediate aftermath and authorities say it is unlikely for anyone to survive more than 72 hours without water. On Saturday, an international team of rescuers unearthed a shop clerk who they believed had been buried since the earthquake.

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