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Il superstite viene soccorso e portato sulla barella.

Il superstite viene soccorso e portato sulla barella.
The survivor is rescued and carried on the stretcher.
From Lesson 351:Resultative passive (rimanere / restare)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il superstite viene soccorso e portato sulla barella.

Why use viene here instead of rimane or resta (the resultative passive)?
The verb venire is used for the dynamic passive voice, which focuses on an action happening in the moment (the process of being rescued). If we used rimane or resta, it would focus on a resulting state, which doesn't make sense for these specific actions. The resultative passive is better for lasting states, like è rimasto ferito (he was left injured).
Is the word superstite exclusively masculine?
No, it can be either masculine or feminine. Like many Italian words denoting people that end in -e (or -ista), the noun itself stays the same in the singular, and you just change the article to match the person's gender. A female survivor would be la superstite.
What is the infinitive of soccorso, and how do I remember its irregular past participle?
The infinitive is soccorrere (to help/rescue). It is a compound of a prefix and correre (to run), literally meaning "to run to someone's aid". Because it is based on correre (which has the past participle corso), its past participle follows the exact same pattern: soccorso.
Why doesn't portato have an auxiliary verb like viene or è in front of it?
Because the two verbs share the same subject and tense, the auxiliary viene simply carries over to the second verb. It translates to "is rescued and [is] carried." Repeating viene (viene soccorso e viene portato) would be grammatically correct but sound overly repetitive.

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