Use in a cave near Bergamo –
Injured researcher rescued after three-day rescue operation
The 32-year-old researcher was rescued on Wednesday night. The rescue mission was extremely difficult.
Alpine rescue teams (Soccorso Alpino) rescue the injured woman.
Photo: Alpine Rescue (Keystone)
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After an operation lasting several days, one is seriously injured Researcher from a cave in northern Italy been saved. 32-year-old Ottavia Piana fell on Saturday while exploring the Abisso Bueno Fonteno cave near Bergamo. Early on Wednesday morning, the rescue teams brought the woman tied to a stretcher outside, as the mountain and cave rescue team announced. A helicopter then flew the woman to the hospital.
The rescue mission was extremely difficult. The huge cave on the northern shore of Lake Iseo between Bergamo and Brescia, which was only discovered in 2006 – an enormous labyrinth of underground passages, waterfalls and lakes – extends over a total length of 50 kilometers. Not even half of it has been researched. However, the rescuers managed to cover the final section of the cave labyrinth faster than originally planned.
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Condition of the injured in the cave is stable
On Saturday, the 32-year-old researcher was in the cave with several companions to explore the previously unknown part. While descending into a narrow tunnel, she lost her footing and slipped into the depths. According to the emergency services, she suffered several broken bones and facial injuries. However, her condition is currently stable, according to rescuers.
Rescuers discuss operations near the cave on Sunday.
Photo: Spada/LaPresse (Keystone)
The operation was made more difficult by the fact that the woman had to be transported on a stretcher through the narrow corridors. The rescuers had to take a break every hour and a half to provide the woman with medical care, according to a statement.
The woman had already been trapped in the same cave in July 2023. At that time she was rescued after two days. The doctor involved in the current rescue, Rino Bregani, told the Ansa news agency: “She speaks very little, but she says she will never go into a cave again.”
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