A security guard was rescued Thursday from a collapsed shopping mall eight days after devastating Venezuela earthquakes.Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, 43, had been trapped under 29 feet of wreckage after the Galerías Playa Grande shopping center in La Guaira crumbled June 24, The Associated Press reported.The father of two was in his small security cabin, which shielded him from the falling building and created a vital pocket of air.Rescuers from across the Americas used a telescopic camera to maintain contact with Gil Flores after he was discovered over the weekend.They passed him water and liquid nutrients to keep him alive ahead of Thursday’s successful extraction.The rescuers worked for about 100 hours to pull Gil Flores from the collapsed mall.Rescue workers carry Hernán Alberto Gil Flores on Thursday after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela.via Associated PressRescue workers tend to Gil Flores.via Associated PressRescuers say Gil Flores is in "good condition."via Associated PressHis wife, Gusbimar González, told CNN that once she found out he was alive, “I saw a ray of sunshine.”“He was holding up like a hero,” she added.Gil Flores, who rescuers said is in “good condition,” was pulled out of the ruins on a stretcher and carried to an ambulance as scores of people cheered.Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes have killed at least 2,295 and left more than 11,000 injured, officials say. Thousands more were sleeping in crowded shelters or outside, or remained missing as family members searched the rubble.