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Luca Olmetto, 31, was rescued from a cave in Sardinia after being trapped for over 26 hours due to a rockfall. He had been exploring Gorroppeddu cave with his girlfriend when the collapse occurred; she escaped unharmed and alerted rescuers. About 30 rescue personnel worked tirelessly to reach Olmetto by hand-cleaning debris from narrow passages, eventually bringing him out just after 6 pm local time on Monday. The community expressed relief upon hearing news of his safe extraction following hours of concern.

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Luca Olmetto, 31, was rescued alive on Monday afternoon after being trapped in the Gorroppeddu cave near Urzulei, Sardinia for about 26 hours. On Sunday, a rockfall occurred while he and his girlfriend were exploring, leaving him stuck approximately 10 meters underground. His girlfriend escaped unharmed but alerted rescuers to Olmetto's situation. About 30 rescue technicians from the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, along with doctors and local firefighters, worked tirelessly to reach Olmetto by clearing debris manually through a narrow passage. The community of Codrongianos expressed significant anxiety over the duration of the rescue operation.

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A man has been rescued alive from a cave on the Italian island of Sardinia after spending about 26 hours trapped underground following a rockfall. asserted

man → rescue → rockfall

Luca Olmetto, 31, was exploring the Gorroppeddu cave near the town of Urzulei in central-eastern Sardinia on Sunday afternoon when a rock collapse left him stuck about 10m (33ft) below the surface. asserted

collapse → explore → surface

About 30 rescue technicians, including doctors and specialists in clearing rubble, were sent to the site with the regional air ambulance and the fire brigade, local media reported. asserted

media → include → ambulance

Mr Olmetto had been exploring the cave with his girlfriend, who was a few metres behind him and narrowly missed the collapse. asserted

who → explore → collapse

She escaped unharmed and raised the alarm. asserted

She → escape → alarm

Rescuers from Italy’s National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, working with the local fire department, reached him by late Monday afternoon after removing rubble and earth by hand from a narrow passage. asserted

Rescuers → work → passage

They cleared the large amounts of debris covering him before bringing him out of the cavity while he remained conscious and responsive throughout the operation. asserted

he → clear → operation

The corps called it a “particularly complex operation” in a statement shared on social media with pictures of its teams working in what it described as “extremely confined” spaces. asserted

it → call → spaces

Mr Olmetto reached the surface just after 6pm local time (4pm GMT), where medical staff stabilised him before he was flown by helicopter to hospital for medical checks and treatment. asserted

he → reach → checks

The council of Codrongianos, the town in north-west Sardinia where Mr Olmetto is from, said in a message on social media that the previous 24 hours had been filled with “great anxiety for the entire community”. asserted

hours → say → community

“After hours of great anxiety, the news that the entire Codrongianos was waiting for has finally arrived: Luca is out of the cave! asserted

Luca → wait → cave

It has been a difficult hour, during which the entire community has been on edge following the rescue operations.” asserted

community → follow → operations

It thanked the rescuers “who worked tirelessly to reach him”. asserted

who → thank → him

Man in Italy rescued after more than 26 hours trapped in cave

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