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Urgent rescue mission for trapped cave explorer reaches second day

Rescue operations continued outside the cave where a 62-year-old speleologist has been trapped since Sunday — Rescue operations continued outside the cave where a 62-year-old speleologist has been trapped since Sunday (National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps)

An urgent rescue operation is ongoing in Italy's Piedmont region to free a cave explorer.
The explorer sustained a head injury on Sunday after being struck by falling rocks approximately 40 metres underground.
Medical teams have reached the injured individual and are providing treatment inside a heated tent within the cave.
Due to the severity of his head injury, the explorer cannot exit the cave unassisted.
Rescuers have used explosive charges to widen sections of the cave to facilitate his extraction, and he remains in good condition.

Cave explorer trapped after being hit by fallen rocks 130 feet underground — In full