for 3,500 metres, this is the exit where george finally came to the surface. from here, he was transferred into a rescue vehicle, then into an ambulance, then onto hospital. his journey to a full recovery was going to be a long one. so, we ve got ropes set up 30 metres. george still faces months of treatment but as a way of thanking the volunteers who came to save him, he has already pledged to join the rescue team. he understands a bit about rescue from the receiving end. i think that would be a real asset to us, in that respect. but i think it shows his determination, really, | that it is not enough we ve rescued him and he can i go back to his caving, he wants to get involved and give something back and actually be one of those that rescues others. - i think that s fantastic. things come full circle. many of us in the rescue team, we re in the rescue team because partly we know that if something happens to us, we are cavers, someone will come and help us. so we put it in and
he buckles into the improvised rescue vehicle. back at the bridge he tell uzas us about his ordeal. it was an awful, frightening situation there, he says. they shell us 224 hours a day. the rest of his family is now in a city held by russian force in the south. i don t know where i live anymore, he says, before bidding us good-bye. it s time to head back. our mission unfulfilled. we haven t found natalia s mother. but as we get closer to the city center our cellphone signal returns. so we just had some great news from natalia. she tells me that a few hours ago her mother was successfully evacuated from irpin by one of
this woman and her husband tell us they chop wood in the forest and burn it to stay warm. she s saying that there s no water, there s no gas, there s no electricity. they cook their meals out here on an open fire. yet, they refuse to leave. where would we go? we don t have anywhere to go, she says. whether they kill us here or there doesn t matter. when will these monsters leave? across the road, daria urges another couple to evacuate. but it s another no. they ve made it this far and are willing to see it through. the team has found one man oleg, who wants to get out. he bundles into the improvised rescue vehicle and sets off. beyond the smash wind screen lies the relative safety of kyiv s center.
will are willing to see it through. the team has found one man oleg who wants to get out. bundles into the improvised rescue vehicle and sets off. beyond the smashed wind screen lies the relative safety of kyiv s center. back at the bridge, he tells us about his ordeal. it was an awful, frightening situation there he says. they shelled us 24 hours a day. the rest of his family is in a city now held by russian forces in the south. i don t know where i live anymore he says. before bidding us good-bye. it s time to head back. our mission unfulfilled. we haven t found natalia s mother, but as we get closer to the city center, our cell phone signal returns. so we just had some great news from natalia.
they cook their meals out here on an open fire. yet they refuse to leave. where would we go? we don t have anywhere to go, she says. whether they kill us here or there doesn t matter. when will these monsters leave? across the road, daria urges another couple to evacuate. but it s another no. they ve made it this far and are willing to see it through. the team has found one man, oleg, who wants to get out. bundles in the improvised rescue vehicle and sets off. beyond the smashed wind screen lies the relative safety of kyiv s center. back at the bridge he tells us about miss ordeal. it was an awful frightening situation there, he says. they shelled us 24 hours a day. the rest of his family is in a