Sardinia, cave vault collapses: young man trapped at 10 meters. Research in progress

A young man has been trapped since early afternoon in a cave in the Urzulei area, in Ogliastra, after the vault of the cavity he was exploring collapsed. In the evening, operations to reach it and bring it back to the surface are still underway.

According to initial information, the young man - a speleologist engaged in an exploration - is found to be about ten meters deep and appears to be alert, while neither his name nor his age have been disclosed. The recovery is particularly complex, because the collapsed rock material blocks the entrance to the cave and the rock is brittle: two conditions that force the rescuers to proceed with the utmost caution. According to Sardegna Live, technicians are manually removing the debris blocking access.

An advanced command post has been set up on site, where the team of the Tortolì Fire Brigade detachment, the Alpine river Speleo teams of the Nuoro provincial command and sixteen Usar Medium units, the acronym that indicates the urban search and rescue units, transported by helicopter by the Decimomannu Air Force, work.

The Alpine Rescue teams and the 118 healthcare personnel operate together with the Fire Brigade. Local newspapers speak of around thirty technicians from the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, including doctors and specialists in unblocking, and the regional air rescue. The Unione Sarda and Sardegna Live also report that, with the support of the Air Force, three more technicians are expected from central Italy and eight from Sardinia.

Coordinating the operations is the provincial commander of the Fire Brigade, Salvatore Corrao, who according to the agency was reaching Gorropeddu in the evening, where rescue activities continue.