An American tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius after he climbed a forbidden path to take a selfie atop the volcano

• An American tourist survived a fall into the active volcano Mount Vesuvius.
• According to CNN, he was on an unauthorized path and dropped his phone in the crater.

A tourist visiting Mount Vesuvius fell into the ancient, active volcano's crater after wandering onto an unauthorized path to take a selfie on Monday, according to CNN.

According to the report, an American tourist from Baltimore, Maryland hiked a forbidden trail along the volcano with family members and several British tourists.

After ignoring the warning signs, the man dropped his phone and fell into a crater, Italian authorities told CNN.

Miraculously, he only suffered a few cuts and bruises, and opted against going to a hospital when an ambulance arrived at the scene.

Mount Vesuvius last erupted in 1944, and has been in repose since then, with the national park open for tourists to visit. It has also been the center of archaeological study for decades as well.

One tourist claimed to be cursed for 15 years after stealing artifacts from Pompeii, the city destroyed by Vesuvius's eruption. The volcano was dormant until 79 AD when it infamously erupted and caked ancient cities like Pompeii in ash and rock.