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9th European Cave Rescue Meeting 2015 is going to take place in Mescek haza, Hungary between 2nd – 4th October 2015. Organizer is Magyar Barlangi Mentőszolgálat on a behalf of European Cave Rescue Association Topics: Bad and toxic air in…
Tribute to Dr. Gyorgy DENES who was father of Hungarian speleologists, prominent character of speleology in 20th century honorary president of Hungarian Speleological Society, establisher of Hungarian Cave Rescue Service, honorary president of UIS Cave Rescue Commission died at 3…
Trieste 24/25 October 2014 In Trieste, Italy, this October, for the 8th time in a row the meeting of European Cave Rescue Association was held. Again there has been a “meeting inside the meeting” where group of medical personel gethered…
Salzburg (14.08.2014, Markus Auer) Cave Rescue Jack Daniels Cave on going in Austria Bleikogel (Tennengebirge), Broken leg (polish guy), 250 m deep. Entrance: 2100m height not optimal weather conditions for helicopter flights. More Info in German:
Munich, Marktschellenberg (June 19th 2014 11:44). After 11 days 10 hours 14 minutes, a total of 274 hours Johann Westhauser was today successfully rescued from the “Riesending” cave in 1000m depth. “This operation was only possible because the best of the…
Munich, Marktschellenberg (June 15th, 2014 18h). Videos, pictures and more information (in German language) can be found here:
Munich, Marktschellenberg (June 15th, 2014 15h). Meanwhile, the injured man was brought into bivouac 4. Now stands before the vertical part of the rescue. International cave rescuers have the rescue in this difficult part well prepared. Overall cave rescuers are…
Munich, Markschellenberg (June 12th 2014, 14h). Yesterday evening two doctors from Austria and Italy have reached the patient. After a medical examination and stabilization of the patient, he can be transported. Currently, a special stretcher is brought to the patient.…
Munich, Marktschellenberg (June 10, 2014 10h). Good news from the cave, the injured party is doing better, he can move and stand up. This will facilitate the rescue, because he can help. The operations management “cave” was taken over by…
Munich, Marktschellenberg (09/06/14 10h). The rescue operation is slow and difficult. There is need for more experienced cave rescue specialists. The offer of support of the Italian Cave Rescue has not yet been adopted. Instead, now Swiss cave rescuers were…
Munich, Markt Schellenberg, Unterberg, district of Berchtesgaden (June 8th, 21h). On Sunday, June 8, 2014, at 13:35 clock, an emergency call in the rescue coordination center Traunstein. An accident had happened in the Riesending Cave (BigTthing) in the Untersberg mountain.…
On Sunday morning (3.11.2013) we were shocked by the news of the early death of Rajko Bračič, chairman of the Cave Rescue Service of Slovenia (2010 – present). Surprise and sadness were the emotions shown amongst those who knew and…