Overview

• The speleologist suffered a cranial trauma when a rockfall struck him 40 meters below the entrance of the 170-meter-deep cave.
• Medical personnel from the Soccorso Speleologico del CNSAS are providing continuous care in the underground tent.
• Around 50 Alpine rescue technicians rotated overnight to carry out controlled blasts widening three constricted sections.
• Rescuers strung a telephone cable to link the underground station with the surface command post for constant communication.
• Officials estimate that extraction will take significant additional time because of the cave’s narrow and obstructed passages.