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The patient’s medical condition is stabilized. With support, he could move slowely on his own and is feeling better. Technical teams are actually preparing the cave for transporting him out smoothly. As soon as the doctors are giving their permission,…
On Saturday, the 2nd of September ECRA got a call, that a member of an expedition, which is actually exploring the Morca cave system in Turkey fell ill in the cave. He had severe gastric pain and this happened at…
A 40-year-old American speleologist, Mark Dickey, fell ill during an international expedition exploring the Morca cave in the south of Turkey. He has gastrointestinal bleeding and when the report was received, he was clearly unable to leave the approximately 1,000-meter…
Introduction The 16th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Mira de Aire, Municipality of Porto de Mós, Maciço Calcário Estremenho, Portugal from October 12th till 15th 2023. Pre-Meeting from October 11th till 12th 2023. This meeting is organized by the Portuguese…
Mike Meredith, 79, was found dead at his house in Kuching, Sarawak, on the morning of Wednesday 11th January 2023. Mike was born on the 19th. July 1943 in Hereford. At the age of 11 he obtained a Scholarship to Monmouth School,…
Introduction The 16th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Mira de Aire, Municipality of Porto de Mós, Maciço Calcário Estremenho, Portugal from October 12th till 15th 2023. Pre-Meeting from October 11th till 12th 2023. This meeting…
A massive earthquake devastated huge parts of Turkey and Syria, killing and injuring thousands of people and leading to what could be a major humanitarian disaster. Teams of cavers and cave rescuers form the Turkish Cave Rescue and Turkish Speleological Federation are…
Incident 91/2022 – 01/12/22 – 13:24 Having descended through Lower Long Churn into Alum Pot, a caver (m, 38) fell a distance of up to 5 or 6 m from the bottom pitch, sustaining suspected injuries to ankle, femur, lower…
On October 11, 2022, during the practical day of the ICAR congress, the member countries Croatia and Switzerland had the opportunity to present cave rescue techniques.
European Cave Rescue Meeting 2022, 28.09 – 02.10.2022, Rudice, Moravian karst, Czech Republic Introduction The 15th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Rudice, Moravian Karst, Czech Republic from September 29th till October 2nd, 2022. Pre-Meeting from…
European Cave Rescue Meeting 2022, 28.09 – 02.10.2022, Rudice, Moravian karst, Czech Republic Introduction The 15th European Cave Rescue Meeting is going to take place in Rudice, Moravian Karst, Czech Republic from September 29th till October 2nd, 2022. Pre-Meeting from…
Twelfth of May 2012 is the date of the founding general assembly of ECRA, which was held in Castellnuove Garfagnana, Toskany, Italy. Seven initial members founded ECRA: Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (The National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps…