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French caver

By AFP
May 11, 2021

Besancon, France: A 55-year-old caving enthusiast in eastern France was returned to the surface Monday after being trapped for 48 hours due to severe injuries suffered in a fall, authorities said.

Some 200 rescue workers were mobilised Saturday after the man, part of a group exploring the Vauvougier chasm near Besancon, fell off a ledge and plunged five metres (16 feet) before landing on his back.