The 40-Year-Old Woman Who Was Trapped in a Cave in Tortosa Dies

The victim was in a group doing speleology and had an accident.

The woman who had an accident this afternoon while caving in the Avenc de la Crisi, in the municipality of Tortosa (Baix Ebre), has died. The rescue team certified her death this afternoon once they were able to reach the body. The emergency services received the warning at 12.52 from a group of six people who were taking a route through the cave when one of them had an accident. As a result, the Fire Brigade of the Generalitat activated a rescu…

Thirteen firefighters, GRAE personnel and a helicopter are working to extract the body from the cave.

A 40-year-old woman died after an accident this Saturday morning doing speleology at the Avenc de la Crisi, in Tortosa. Once her death has been confirmed, the Generalitat's Bombers' GRAE unit will carry out the removal of the body, they reported in a statement.Continue reading...