French authorities have successfully rescued seven Spanish spelunkers who got trapped in a vertical cave in the Pyrenees region on Tuesday. The explorers were trapped overnight before they were rescued, according to The Washington Post.
The seven were retrieved from the cave on Wednesday morning through a rescue operation launched by the Haute-Garonne prefecture. According to the rescuers, the seven explorers, six men and a woman, were "lifted out of a chasm" and were "tired but not injured."
The spelunkers were examined by a doctor on the scene. All seven were found to be in good health, reports U.S. News.
Apart from the rescuers and medics, the Spanish consul was also reportedly present as the seven were being retrieved from the cave.
The seven spelunkers were part of a group of 15 explorers who descended to the cave on Tuesday. Though the group was supposed to exit the chasm on the same day, only eight of the explorers were able to make it out, mainly due to extreme weather conditions, reports El Pais News.
After managing to exit the cave, the eight who managed to get out immediately contacted the authorities.
The cave where the seven Spaniards were trapped was located in the municipality of Herran, which lies in the southwestern French region of Midi-Pyrénées.
