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KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Nepal earthquake survivor from Palos Hills has been rescued.

Corey Ascolani, 34, was part of a group of 27 hikers, from nine countries.

The group got stranded on a side of a mountain at a national park near the quake’s epicenter.

All they had to communicate with was a satellite phone that had a dying battery.

But they used that phone to send group text messages to their families to contact the embassies to rescue them.

Ascolani’s last message was sent Tuesday, but it was cut off mid-sentence.

“We were trying to keep our lives safe by hiding behind two large rocks that made a cave as well,” said Ascolani to WGN Radio’s Steve Cochran. “Everytime a tremor happened, or an avalanche fell near us, we all hid behind these rocks for safety that was relatively safe, but we were never completely sure.”

All the hikers were rescued Thursday morning.

U.S. Special Forces took him to the embassy, where he’ll get to contact his family.