27.8.07

Cave Rescue in New Zealand

Film: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_index_skin/news_index_group

An injured caver is 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Nelson's "MiddleEarth" cave system's entrance on South Island suffering with a smashedleg and head injuries by falling rocks. About 50 cave climbers fromaround New Zealand will join the rescue operation to bring the man out —an effort expected to take up to three days. Rescuers plan to haul theinjured climber out on a stretcher but it would be a slow, difficulttask along narrow passages with vertical lifts.

See the full story at:Iht.com

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