A rescue in the French Pyrenees, 700m down

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A rescue in the French Pyrenees, 700m down

Postby Ernie Coffman » Dec 27, 2009 11:53 am

A successful rescue--actually a self-rescue for the most part--where three French cavers were trapped because of rising waters, so a safe trip out, with the rescuers meeting them, after the water receded. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... vQGlmFMZwA :clap:
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Re: A rescue in the French Pyrenees, 700m down

Postby bronzzhorse » Dec 27, 2009 3:49 pm

ummmm.....Explosives experts???? Sounds kinda scary the way they put it..lol
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A rescue in the French Pyrenees, 700m down

Postby Ernie Coffman » Dec 27, 2009 3:57 pm

Josh, sometimes rescuers need to blast rocks that have come down on a subject, to get them out. It's only one other tool that's involved in a rescue. Of course, if you're just thinking of big bombs...and Hollywood, then that's something to be scary of. :rofl: I remember in Merry 'Ole England, a number of years ago, when Keith Britain--no pun intended--put a micro blast against a rock that was holding a stuck caver inside a pothole, to free him from being wedged in tightly, similar to what could have been done at Nutty Putty Cave. Ah, well! That's over with! :doh:
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Re: A rescue in the French Pyrenees, 700m down

Postby bronzzhorse » Dec 28, 2009 5:31 pm

oh, i know all about the whole using CONTROLLED explosives in the case of rescue..... i just thought it was funny how they just said "explosives experts" all non-chalante. like it WAS some hollywood thing or something... thats why i said "the way they put it" :big grin:
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Re: A rescue in the French Pyrenees, 700m down

Postby plicpriest1 » Jan 6, 2010 12:03 am

I love explosives. Good for anything under the sun. From the 4th of july to mining to takin care of buisiness. Its great.
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