(ANSA) - TRIESTE - The Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps of
Friuli Venezia Giulia had a leading role in meeting another big
challenge: between 27 and 29 September the southern slope of
Mount Canin - on the border between the province of Udine and
Slovenia - hosted the simulation of a speleological rescue at a
depth of 900 meters, the maximumdepth ever achieved in an
exercise.
The operations, the CNSAS (Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue
Corps) reported through a statement, took place in the Slovenian
territory, involving about 90 speleologists coming from
different regions of Italy - 32 Italians, of whom 23 from Friuli
Venezia Giulia - and from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Austria,
Bulgaria and Macedonia.
The cave - whose entrance is located at 2,300m above sea
level - falls entirely within Slovenian territory. In Italy not
many caves are so deep and without bottlenecks, with a very
vertical trend, which are both favourable conditions for a fast
rescue operation.
From a depth of 900 metres up to less than 230, the rescue
operation was carried out with fast and 'light' Italian
techniques, characterized by a minimal equipment, whereas from
less than 200 to 0 to zero it was carried out (by Slovenian
spelologists along with all the others coming from Eastern
Europe) with French techniques, with the deployment of a vast
array of equipment and many professionals.
The rescue, the statement reported, was successfully carried
out in 30 hours, ''adding an important experience, which was
characterized by quality, safety and highly specialized
knowledge, to the Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps activity''.
(ANSA).
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