A woman was rescued early Sunday morning after spending 16 hours stuck in a California cave.
The woman, accompanied by a group of friends, was making her way across a narrow opening in Thunder Canyon Cave in McCain Valley, about 70 miles east of San Diego on Saturday when she got stuck.
Thunder Canyon Cave, a talus cave, is made up of piles of large boulders that have been carved over time by streams that run through them. The difficulty level ranged from intermediate to advanced, The San Diego Union-Tribune previously reported.
Her friends tried to help her out of 12-inch gap but were unable to do so. An emergency rescue team was contacted around 6 p.m. Saturday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
It took hours for rescuers to make contact with the woman as they made their way through the narrow cave passageways with their equipment and gear.
The rescue team managed to extract the woman with a roping device around 10 a.m. the following morning. The woman was bundled up with blankets to prevent hypothermia.
A helicopter airlifted the woman to a safe nearby area where an ambulance was waiting to treat her minor injuries. The woman was treated for cuts, bruises and exhaustion, the Sheriff’s Department reported.
Watch:Video shows Coast Guard rescuing mariners after luxury yacht capsizes near North Carolina
If you plan on exploring caves, here are some tips to keep you safe, courtesy of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department:
Watch:Troopers rescue 2 deer 'on their last leg' in freezing Alaskan waters
2024-12-24 10:29115 view
2024-12-24 10:18402 view
2024-12-24 09:212641 view
2024-12-24 09:10230 view
2024-12-24 08:261991 view
2024-12-24 08:102497 view
The Jacksonville Jaguars may not have quarterback Trevor Lawrence for longer than just this week.Alr
Police are investigating a mass shooting that left one person dead and nine others injured in St. Lo
When Antentor Hinton Jr., was growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, he didn't know he could becom