Ottavia Piana fell during an expedition to map an uncharted branch of the Bueno Fonteno cave near BergamoA huge rescue operation was under way north-east of the Italian city of Bergamo to free a caving instructor who became trapped while exploring a cave.Ottavia Piana, 32, considered an expert spelunker, injured herself after falling 5 metres (16ft) on Saturday evening during an expedition with eight others to map a section of an uncharted branch of the Bueno Fonteno cave. She fell in the same cave system last year, fracturing her leg and remained trapped for 48 hours. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/italian-caver-trapped-585m-underground-rescue-operation
Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and agencies
Publish date : 2024-12-16 14:28:53
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Rescuers work to save Italian caver trapped 585m underground
