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A 23-year-old man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a ruined hotel in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, 11 days after the earthquake. A 24-year-old man has been rescued alive from the rubble of a ruined hotel in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, 11 days after the earthquake.
His rescue came as the official search for earthquake survivors in the country was declared over. The rescue of Wismond Exantus came hours after Haiti's government declared an end to the search for survivors.
He was carried on a stretcher from the Napoli Inn Hotel. Onlookers cheered as the man - smiling and apparently in a good condition - emerged on a stretcher from what remains of the Napoli Inn Hotel.
Haitians and rescuers cheered as the man, seen to be smiling, was taken towards a waiting ambulance, the BBC's Adam Mynott reports from the scene. He later told reporters that soft drinks and snacks had kept him going.
Earlier, Haiti's government said search-and-rescue operations had ended.
AT THE SCENE By Adam Mynott, Port-au-Prince After a rescue operation lasting two-and-a-half hours, three international rescue teams recovered the man from beneath the hotel and shop.AT THE SCENE By Adam Mynott, Port-au-Prince After a rescue operation lasting two-and-a-half hours, three international rescue teams recovered the man from beneath the hotel and shop.
The man smiled but said nothing as he was pulled free.The man smiled but said nothing as he was pulled free.
A French rescue expert said he had been trapped beneath 5-6m of rubble and wood, and was given water while the rescue operation was under way. Covered in dust, he was gingerly carried out to a waiting ambulance and taken to a nearby French field hospital.
Covered in dust, the survivor was gingerly carried out to a waiting ambulance and taken to a nearby French field hospital.
He was trapped with four other victims who he said ceased moving about two days ago.He was trapped with four other victims who he said ceased moving about two days ago.
UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs in Geneva said the decision was "heartbreaking" but that it had been taken on the advice of experts. "I survived by drinking Coca-Cola and I ate some little tiny things," Mr Exantus, who worked in the hotel's grocery store, told French news agency AFP.
She said most search-and-rescue teams would now be leaving Haiti, although some with heavy lifting equipment might stay to help with the clean-up operation and with aid distribution. "Every night I thought about the revelation that I would survive", he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press agency.
Rescuers said the man found on Saturday appeared to be in good condition, but was thirsty. Greek, French and US rescue teams were involved in the operation to bring him out of the remains of the hotel.
The operation to extricate him lasted about two-and-a-half hours. A French rescue worker, Lt Col Christophe Renou, described his survival as "a miracle".
The man, Wismond Exantus, smiled as he was pulled free but did not speak. He said rescuers - who had been alerted by the man's family - had managed to get water to him while they worked to dig him out.
A French rescue worker, Lt Col Christophe Renou, described the man's survival as "a miracle". Lt Col Renou said the man had probably been helped by the fact that the 5-6m (16-20ft) of debris above him was largely wood, rather than concrete.
He said rescuers - who had been alerted by the man's relatives - had managed to get water to him while they worked to dig him out.
Lt Col Renou said the man must have had access to some fluids in the past 11 days and had probably been helped by the fact that the 5-6m (16-20ft) of debris above him was largely wood, rather than concrete.
He said the man had told his rescuers another four people were trapped with him but that they had stopped moving a couple of days ago. Rescuers are now searching for any other signs of life.He said the man had told his rescuers another four people were trapped with him but that they had stopped moving a couple of days ago. Rescuers are now searching for any other signs of life.
The BBC's Adam Mynott, in Port-au-Prince, says some Haitians have questioned the announcement that search-and-rescue operations are to end - and the discovery of Mr Exantus will have lent weight to their argument.
Drank his own urineDrank his own urine
Two people, an 84-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, were pulled alive from the rubble in Port-au-Prince on Friday. Speaking before Mr Exantus's rescue, UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs in Geneva said the decision to end the search for survivors was "heartbreaking" but that it had been taken on the advice of experts.
HAITI'S REMARKABLE SURVIVORS Wismond, 23 - pulled out alive after 11 daysEmmannuel Buso, 21 - rescued after 10 daysMarie Carida, 84 - saved after 10 daysMendji Bahina Sanon, 11 - trapped for eight daysLozama Hotteline, 25 - pulled out after seven daysElisabeth Joassaint, 15 days - buried for seven days, half her lifeEna Zizi, 69 - rescued after seven days Haiti quake: Survivors' storiesHAITI'S REMARKABLE SURVIVORS Wismond, 23 - pulled out alive after 11 daysEmmannuel Buso, 21 - rescued after 10 daysMarie Carida, 84 - saved after 10 daysMendji Bahina Sanon, 11 - trapped for eight daysLozama Hotteline, 25 - pulled out after seven daysElisabeth Joassaint, 15 days - buried for seven days, half her lifeEna Zizi, 69 - rescued after seven days Haiti quake: Survivors' stories
She said most search-and-rescue teams would now be leaving Haiti, although some with heavy lifting equipment might stay to help with the clean-up operation and with aid distribution.
Two people, an 84-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, were pulled alive from the rubble in Port-au-Prince on Friday.
The woman, who was found in the wreckage of her home seriously injured and severely dehydrated, was taken to the main city hospital for treatment.The woman, who was found in the wreckage of her home seriously injured and severely dehydrated, was taken to the main city hospital for treatment.
The 21-year-old man, Emmannuel Buso, was rescued by an Israeli search team and is said to be in a stable condition.The 21-year-old man, Emmannuel Buso, was rescued by an Israeli search team and is said to be in a stable condition.
Speaking from his hospital bed, he described how he had had no food, and had drunk his own urine to keep thirst at bay.Speaking from his hospital bed, he described how he had had no food, and had drunk his own urine to keep thirst at bay.
More than 1,000 mourners gathered on Saturday by Port-au-Prince's shattered Roman Catholic Cathedral for the funeral of Haiti's Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot and a vicar, Charles Benoit.
President Rene Preval attended the service, joined by New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan and the Vatican's ambassador to Haiti.
Few funeral services have been held in Haiti for those killed by the quake.
At least 75,000 bodies have so far been buried in mass graves, Haiti's government has said. Many more remain uncollected in the streets.
BBC HAITIAN CREOLE SERVICE Broadcasting on the radio daily at 0910 local time (1410 GMT)Twenty-minute programme in Haitian CreoleBroadcasting on FM in Haiti's six largest citiesAlso available on satellite and online, and via social media BBC Caribbean
An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which some have estimated has killed as many as 200,000 people.An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which some have estimated has killed as many as 200,000 people.
BBC HAITIAN CREOLE SERVICE Broadcasting on the radio daily at 0910 local time (1410 GMT)Twenty-minute programme in Haitian CreoleBroadcasting on FM in Haiti's six largest citiesAlso available on satellite and online, and via social media BBC Caribbean
At least 75,000 bodies have so far been buried in mass graves, Haiti's government has said. Many more remain uncollected in the streets.
The UN says 130,000 people have now been relocated out of Port-au-Prince, easing the pressure on overcrowded camps in the city.The UN says 130,000 people have now been relocated out of Port-au-Prince, easing the pressure on overcrowded camps in the city.
The BBC has started a new radio service in Creole, one of the country's main languages.The BBC has started a new radio service in Creole, one of the country's main languages.
The 20-minute long daily broadcast, called Connexion Haiti, will try to give people up-to-date information about the basic services they need to survive - such as where to find food, clean drinking water, medical assistance and shelter.The 20-minute long daily broadcast, called Connexion Haiti, will try to give people up-to-date information about the basic services they need to survive - such as where to find food, clean drinking water, medical assistance and shelter.