Tourists freed from Cango Caves
2007-01-07 23:50
Cape Town - Four tourists were trapped for about two hours in pitch darkness inside the Cango Caves, near Outshoorn in the Western Cape, the SABC reported on Sunday.
The four people were separated from the rest of the group and were told by their guide to follow the lights to the exit, a Cape Town resident told the SABC.
When the lights went out, the group were unable to find their way out.
The Cape Town woman could call police using her cellphone.
They were rescued by Cango Caves staff about 1½ hours after the phone call.
Southern Cape police and Cango Caves management were not immediately available for comment.
Meanwhile, rescuers battled for 10 hours on New Year's Day to free an overweight woman who became stuck in a narrow passage in the caves.
She was trapped with 23 other tourists.
- SAPA