Injured Italian caver Ottavia Piana freed after 75-hour rescue
It is the second time explorer Ottavia Piana has been rescued from the cave system in Bergamo.
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Piana, 32, had been exploring an uncharted area of the Abisso Bueno Fonteno cave on Saturday afternoon when a rock gave way beneath her feet and she fell 5-6m (16-19ft), sustaining injuries to her vertebrae, ribs, face and knee.
More than 150 volunteers, led by Italy's Alpine and cave rescue corps, took part in the operation, and her stretcher was brought out at about 03:00 (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday.
Piana is an experienced speleologist, and this was the second time in 17 months that she was rescued from the cave system.
"She's tired, exhausted and in pain...We have succeeded," said Giorgio Pannuzzo, a rescue volunteer who was with her at the time of the accident on Saturday.
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