7 people rescued after 39 hours trapped in Indiana cave
Source: CBS News
CORYDON, Ind. -- Seven people who became trapped by high waters while exploring a southern Indiana cave were rescued after 39 hours underground, officials said Monday.
Two cavers were extricated around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday and five others were brought out at 3 a.m. on Monday, CBS Indianapolis affiliate WTTV reports.
The group was conducting a survey of Binkleys Cave near Corydon, located 25 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky. They failed to emerge as expected early on Sunday morning, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and emergency workers were called when the cavers didnt exit at 3 a.m. as planned, Indiana Conservation Officer Jim Hash said.
First responders had to wait about eight hours for the high waters inside the cave to subside at a rate of 3 inches an hour so they could reach the group, Hash said. The water temperature was 40 degrees or colder, Hash said, and rescuers had to brave water chest or neck-deep. The group was several hours from the cave entrance.
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