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A group of four experienced cave divers explored the partially flooded Mühlbachquellhöhle cave system in the Franconian Jura area in southern Germany at the weekend, according to media reports across the Oder.
The accident, which resulted in the death of one of the explorers, happened about 700 metres from the entrance. The 57-year-old was already on his way back from a dive with three other divers. The incident occurred near a narrow passage measuring less than half a metre. The man disappeared from his companions’ sight at some point and did not reappear.
The other participants in the dive immediately began their search, which they conducted in a section about six metres long. Unfortunately, this section of the cave is characterised by extremely poor visibility and is known as the ‘mole siphon’ due to the poor conditions and the large amount of sediment.
Within minutes of finding their colleague, they pulled him ashore and immediately began CPR. One of them set off towards the exit about 700 metres away. Half an hour later he managed to alert the emergency services and call for help. Accompanied by a local cave rescuer, he then returned to the scene of the accident.
Meanwhile, his colleagues were fighting for the 57-year-old’s life. The fire brigade, mountain rescuers, the water rescue unit and the police arrived on the scene. Unfortunately, all efforts came to nothing and despite many hours of desperate fighting, the man could not be saved.
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