Post by L Roebuck on Aug 7, 2008 18:39:01 GMT -5
Cave explorer plumbs new depths in Mayo
IrishTimes.com
AN IRISH-BASED Polish cave explorer has navigated the deepest underwater cave in Ireland or Britain.
Artur Kozlowski reached 103 metres (338ft) below ground in the Pollatoomary cave in south Mayo last month. This surpasses the previous British/Irish record of 90 metres attributed to Britain's deepest cave, Wookey Hole, in the Mendip hill in Somerset.
Leading British cave explorer, or speleologist, Martyn Farr has paid tribute to Mr Kozlowski's "very exciting achievement", which was undertaken with the support of fellow speleologist Tom Malone.
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IrishTimes.com
AN IRISH-BASED Polish cave explorer has navigated the deepest underwater cave in Ireland or Britain.
Artur Kozlowski reached 103 metres (338ft) below ground in the Pollatoomary cave in south Mayo last month. This surpasses the previous British/Irish record of 90 metres attributed to Britain's deepest cave, Wookey Hole, in the Mendip hill in Somerset.
Leading British cave explorer, or speleologist, Martyn Farr has paid tribute to Mr Kozlowski's "very exciting achievement", which was undertaken with the support of fellow speleologist Tom Malone.
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