A 32-year-old woman was stranded in the Bueno Fonteno cave near Bergamo. Extraction may take several days. To do this successfully, the service must use explosives to widen the passage. Last year, a woman was trapped in the same cave.
Ottavia Piana, 32, an underground caving instructor, became stranded in the Bueno Fonteno cave near Bergamo, Italy.
The woman was found at a depth of about 580 meters with injuries to her lower legs, chest and face. She fell from a height of about 5 meters, RaiNews.it reports.
Mountain rescue teams say they need to widen the cave by 100 meters to reach the woman. For this purpose, rescuers must use small explosives. Rescue operations may take several days.
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The province of Bergamo, which is coordinating the rescue operation, told police headquarters in the capital Orobic that firefighters would use micro-explosives to widen the narrowest part of the hollow in the passage between Ottavia Piana and the exit. Permission had to be granted, Rai News reported. . Emphasize.
The woman felt better and cooperated with rescue teams.
Italy. woman is trapped in a cave
This is not the first time this situation has occurred in a woman's career. A year ago, Piana broke her leg and was trapped in the exact same cave at a depth of 150 meters.
The rescue operation lasted two days. 60 people participated.
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