Two full days of search and rescue involving more than 60 team members have shown success.
Xisco Gràcia was rescued on 18th April from the sa Piqueta cave system on Mallorca Island.
The Search teams located Xisco late Monday evening 900 meters from the cave entry where he found shelter in a cavern on Saturday evening. The 55yrs old survived within the 20 square meter cavern at approx. 40m depth.
Initial attempts to drill trough 37m of rock from surface to establish water and oxygen supplies using drill rigs failed- rescue divers deployed finally found Gràcia.
The Biologist of UIB Balearen-University is known to be an experienced cave diver. Leading to the accident was a torn caveline leaving him with no orientation.
According to the 'Dario de Mallorca'-newspaper Xiscos O2 supply ran short and he decided to await return of his dive buddies where he was able breating from the cavern. When arriving they found no trace of him.
The Cova de Piquete in Manacor is a >3km long cave system, parts of it yet unexplored. The team was conducting a mapping survey during the accident.
Pictures can be found here: Dramatische Suche nach Höhlentaucher auf Mallorca
Source: Vermisster Höhlentaucher nach zweitägiger Suche gerettet
Xisco Gràcia was rescued on 18th April from the sa Piqueta cave system on Mallorca Island.
The Search teams located Xisco late Monday evening 900 meters from the cave entry where he found shelter in a cavern on Saturday evening. The 55yrs old survived within the 20 square meter cavern at approx. 40m depth.
Initial attempts to drill trough 37m of rock from surface to establish water and oxygen supplies using drill rigs failed- rescue divers deployed finally found Gràcia.
The Biologist of UIB Balearen-University is known to be an experienced cave diver. Leading to the accident was a torn caveline leaving him with no orientation.
According to the 'Dario de Mallorca'-newspaper Xiscos O2 supply ran short and he decided to await return of his dive buddies where he was able breating from the cavern. When arriving they found no trace of him.
The Cova de Piquete in Manacor is a >3km long cave system, parts of it yet unexplored. The team was conducting a mapping survey during the accident.
Pictures can be found here: Dramatische Suche nach Höhlentaucher auf Mallorca
Source: Vermisster Höhlentaucher nach zweitägiger Suche gerettet
