Post by L Roebuck on Aug 15, 2007 11:13:27 GMT -5
Speleologist Jelinic Arrives in Karlovac Hospital
It was the most demanding and lengthy rescue operation in modern history of speleology.
Croatian speleologist Igor Jelinic arrived in Karlovac Hospital last night after a ten-hour transport from the Torino hospital where his ankle was operated on, the Karlovac headquarters of the Mountain Search and Rescue Service said.
Jelinic on Wednesday fell into an inapproachable part of the Piaggia Belle pit in the Alps in the Italian region of Piemonte, breaking his ankle and dislocating his shoulder. More than a hundred Italian alpinists rescue workers were engaged in his rescue.
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It was the most demanding and lengthy rescue operation in modern history of speleology.
Croatian speleologist Igor Jelinic arrived in Karlovac Hospital last night after a ten-hour transport from the Torino hospital where his ankle was operated on, the Karlovac headquarters of the Mountain Search and Rescue Service said.
Jelinic on Wednesday fell into an inapproachable part of the Piaggia Belle pit in the Alps in the Italian region of Piemonte, breaking his ankle and dislocating his shoulder. More than a hundred Italian alpinists rescue workers were engaged in his rescue.
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