Skeleton unearthed of man crushed by huge rock in Vesuvius eruption

Block of stone violently thrown up by volcanic cloud fell on to victim, Pompeii archaeologists say

Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site have announced the discovery of the skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone while trying to flee the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Pompeii officials on Tuesday released a photograph showing the skeleton protruding from beneath a large block of stone that may have been a door jamb which had been "violently thrown by the volcanic cloud".