"He has told us that he does not even have a crushed nail," said the unnamed worker.
Mexican Red Cross member Marco Antonio Franco noted that the trapped security guard maintained an upbeat attitude and communicated preferences to his rescuers.
"A cheerful man," Franco described.
He informed the Mexican news site Milenio that Gil requested specific items to maintain his stamina during the multi-day rescue operation.
"He even asked for hydration drinks of specific flavours he likes," Franco said.
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The rescue worker emphasized that the survivor actively motivated the teams throughout the complex extraction process.
"He himself drives us on, telling us to carry on.
He recognises our team members, saying 'how nice that you came back and that you're with me again'," Franco said.
The family of the survivor expressed profound relief following the successful extraction from the collapsed structure.
"This is truly a miracle," said Gusbimar Gonzalez, Gil's wife.
Chilean rescue team leader Cristian Vera explained the technical measures utilized to keep the trapped security guard stable before teams could physically reach him.
"It wasn't easy to reach the exact spot where the victim was located," Vera said.
Shift from Rescue to Relief
Al Jazeera correspondent Zein Basravi reported that search experts view the massive scale of destruction as an obstacle to finding more survivors.
"One search-and-rescue expert we spoke to on the ground said the footprint of this disaster is so big, there are 58,000 buildings that have been destroyed or damaged, there's so much area to search, and so many days into the aftermath of this earthquake, it is less and less likely that anyone can be found alive," Basravi said.
