Cave rescuers in action: Ottavia survives dramatic crash!

Cave rescuers in action: Ottavia survives dramatic crash!

In a dramatic rescue operation in the Val Seriana, 32-year-old cave researcher Ottavia Piana was saved from a lower cave after four days. She had been injured in the amount of eight meters, and two of her companions hurried to the entrance to get help, such as ORF Tirol . Due to her serious injuries, Ottavia had to be transported while lying down. The rescue teams, consisting of about 160 people, fought in centimeters by centimeters through narrow corridors, some of which were widened with explosives to cross the completely unexplored cave.

rescue operation in unknown terrain

The cave, the Abisso Bueno Fonteno, was only discovered in 2006 and has numerous strangers. Ottavia Piana had already been saved from the same cave in July 2023 after it was trapped at a depth of 150 meters for two days. This time she was in an still unexplored part at a depth of over 600 meters, such as Der Spiegel reported . Angelo de Marzo, one of the rescuers, emphasized that the unknown of the cave was a special challenge.

piana itself is praised for her research and courage. Despite the tragic circumstances, she noticed that "bad things can happen", even with careful and experienced researchers. This repeated rescue operation shows the risks associated with the research of unknown caves. The community of cave researchers will now be forced to rethink the security measures in future expeditions and possibly develop new protocols in order to avoid such events in the future.