Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Efforts were underway Sunday to rescue five people who became trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia when torrential rains caused water levels to rise in the subterranean labyrinth, cutting off their exit routes, officials said.
A 22-year-old Slovenian man, his parents and two guides became trapped in the Krizna Jama cave on Saturday morning, Sandi Curk, head of the Regional Civil Protection Headquarters for the Notranjska Region, told ABC News.
Curk said heavy rain in the area caused the cave s myriad of lakes to rise, stranding the tour group about 1 1/2 miles from the entrance to the cave.
Rescuers, according to Curk, will have to wait until the water level drops to extract the group.
Saturday evening rescue divers located the group and moved them to a safe area where they could set up heated tents, officials told The Associated Press.
Another team of divers on Sunday delivered food, drinking water and warm clothes to the marooned
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Slovenia's rescuers successfully extracted five people Monday who have been trapped in a cave for more than two days because of high water levels, local media reported. The rescue operation was possible Monday after water levels inside the cave receded, Walter Zakrajsek, the head of the Cave Rescue Service, told the STA news agency. The…
Five people are trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia, unable to leave because of high water levels caused by heavy rainfall, authorities said Sunday..