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Dramatic Moment Fisherman Is Rescued After 15 Days Trapped in Underwater Cave
Search teams from four countries found him after 15 days in a cenote, where he survived on water, sleep and prayer in total darkness.
- Mexican fisherman Erasto Crisanto Valdez was rescued on August 7 after disappearing for 15 days in a cenote near San Fransisco, Paz, Oaxaca, found dehydrated and severely malnourished.
- On July 23, Valdez vanished during a fishing expedition while attempting to catch snook, becoming trapped in a pitch-black cave where he lost all sense of time in complete darkness.
- American cave-diving instructor Harry Gust led a multi-national search including explorers from Germany and the Dominican Republic, discovering Valdez after 75 minutes, 100 metres inside a "large dry cave."
- Trapped more than 300 ft deep, Valdez survived by drinking, sleeping, and praying in total darkness. Gust told Divernet, "I was coming back for him with more help."
- Thousands of underwater cenotes exist on Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, historically used by Mayan communities for water and sacrificial offerings, presenting ongoing challenges for explorers and rescue teams in the region.
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·Kassel, Germany
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·Vienna, Austria
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·Vicente López, Argentina
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·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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