31.07.2016
Yesterday at 3:27 an English caver was injured in the Primadona cave in the Tolminske Ravne area in the Tolmin municipality at a depth of about 200 meters.
"40 rescuers rushed into the heart of Tolminski Migovec. During exploration, an Englishman from the English Caving Club, who every year together with Tolmin cavers explores the longest cave system in Slovenia, was injured. The injured is at depth -200 m with a severe blow to the back. He is mobile but unable to climb independently. This time a special team for widening narrow passages was also activated, which must widen approximately 6 m of the so-called meander (narrow passage). To top it off, GRS rescuers (Tolmin) also came to our aid, who will equip the slope from the cave to the place where the helicopter will take over the litter."
Marko Zakrajšek
Head of operations at JRS
JRS rescuers Tolmin, Sežana, Postojna, Ljubljana, Kranj, Novo mesto and members of the State Unit for Protection against NUS Ljubljana region as well as GRS Tolmin rescuers extracted the hypothermic and injured person from the cave today at 2:35, and the SV helicopter transported him to UKC Ljubljana.
Source: Slovenian Cave Rescue Service and Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue