{"id":39574,"date":"2024-12-18T05:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T10:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/injured-caver-who-was-trapped-underground-for-over-3-days-is-freed-shes-exhausted\/18\/12\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T05:50:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T10:50:03","slug":"injured-caver-who-was-trapped-underground-for-over-3-days-is-freed-shes-exhausted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/injured-caver-who-was-trapped-underground-for-over-3-days-is-freed-shes-exhausted\/18\/12\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Caver Who Was Trapped Underground for Over 3 Days Is Freed: &#8216;She&#8217;s Exhausted&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">A caver who was trapped underground for over three days has been freed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">According to U.K. newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/article\/8838fcac-8756-4f49-9501-dfc4b26136e2?shareToken=34f1b737e74b98bf5c10f604374f3d08\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Times<\/em><\/a>, Ottavia Piana was rescued from a cave in Northern Italy at 3 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 18, after being trapped since Saturday, Dec. 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The outlet reports that the 32-year-old had been exploring the Bueno Fonteno cave tracts near Bergamo when she fell five meters after a rock shelf underneath her collapsed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The fall resulted in her sustaining fractures to her ribs, knee and face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c878en33yd8o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BBC<\/a>, Italy&#8217;s Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps led the rescue operation, including 150 volunteers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Tiziano Manzoni\/LaPresse\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p> Ottavia Piana being rescued<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rescued-american-caver-credits-fiancee-with-saving-his-life-7969819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rescued American Caver Credits Fianc\u00e9e with Saving His Life: 'She Is One Hell of a Woman';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rescued American Caver Credits Fianc\u00e9e with Saving His Life: &#8216;She Is One Hell of a Woman&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Per <em>The Times<\/em>, rescuers previously said on Tuesday that Piana wouldn\u2019t be able to reach the surface until Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">However, after concerns over her injuries grew, the rescue process was quickened and the caver was moved through 4km of narrow tunnels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-puzzler-8620185\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! 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Play now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico The rescue mission for Ottavia Piana\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/u8YD7ZNUECcgLMlnR2C6vg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/f42fec1b1301b65bae899e0f7976cb06\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico<\/p>\n<p> The rescue mission for Ottavia Piana<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/american-caver-rescued-in-turkey-says-its-amazing-to-be-above-ground-7968423\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:American Caver Rescued in Turkey Says It's 'Amazing to Be Above Ground': 'I Was Very Close to the Edge';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">American Caver Rescued in Turkey Says It&#8217;s &#8216;Amazing to Be Above Ground&#8217;: &#8216;I Was Very Close to the Edge&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">In a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TgrRaiLombardia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared on X<\/a> (formerly Twitter) by local media outlet TGR Rai Lombardia, rescuers slid Piana out of the cave while she was strapped to a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">\u201cThe last section was covered faster than expected thanks to the preventive removal of obstacles in various parts of the cave and because doctors decided to avoid long pauses,\u201d Italy alpine rescue service told <em>The Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Piana was then taken to the hospital via helicopter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">&#8220;She&#8217;s tired, exhausted and in pain&#8230;We have succeeded,&#8221; rescue volunteer Giorgio Pannuzzo, who was with Piana on Saturday at the time of the accident, told the Italian media, per the BBC. &#8220;There was a freezing wind right by the entrance [to the cave] and if we&#8217;d stopped she would have suffered even more from the cold. So we were in a rush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Piana also had to be rescued from the same tunnels back in June 2023 after a rock fell and broke her leg, per <em>The Times<\/em>. The caver was rescued during a two-day operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/injured-caver-trapped-underground-3-days-freed-8763262\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/injured-caver-trapped-underground-over-102728240.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A caver who was trapped underground for over three days has been freed. 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