A Chinese language diver has reportedly been discovered alive after spending 5 days and nights trapped in an underwater cave system close to Furong City in Xiangxi, in China’s Hunan Province.
The diver, who has been named solely as ‘Wang’ and is believed to be in his 40s, turned separated from his buddy and mistakenly entered the cave system whereas the pair had been diving in a neighborhood river on 19 July.
Though the river has not been named, it’s possible the River Youshui which runs by means of Furong City and is understood for its karst construction – or certainly one of its tributaries.
In response to a report within the South China Morning Put up, the river is ‘a number of dozen metres deep’ with the doorway to the cave system situated roughly 9 metres beneath the floor.
A search operation was launched by the Xiangxi Shuguang Rescue Staff and a specialist cave diving group from the town of Baise’s police power.
The rescue group made two dives to a distance of round 130 metres contained in the cave (unique experiences say to a depth of 130m, nonetheless, that is unlikely).
Whereas the primary try proved unsuccessful, the group heard what seemed like someone knocking on rocks as they started their second, and instructed their boat crew to close off the engines in order that they might hear it extra clearly.
The sound didn’t return, however the group unknowingly swam instantly below the air pocket the place Wang had taken refuge as they descended into the cave throughout their second dive.
In response to Tian Yanglin, the captain of the Xiangxi Shuguang Rescue Staff, Wang had seen them as they handed and tried knocking on the rocks to attract their consideration, however the divers didn’t hear him.
On the rescue group’s return journey, nonetheless, Wang jumped into the water waving a torch to alert them to his presence. Tian mentioned that this was Wang’s ‘final likelihood’, as his ‘oxygen provide degree dropped to simply 4 per cent’.
Wang mentioned he had survived by catching and consuming uncooked fish and was described as being in ‘good situation’ after his ordeal. He was capable of stroll unaided to the ambulance, the place his first phrases to his rescuers had been, ‘Do you’ve got a cigarette?’
