23 trapped in Cango caves
2007-01-01 21:38
Johannesburg - Rescuers are trying to free 23 people trapped in the Cango Caves, in Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, SABC radio news reported on Monday.
They were trapped when a woman became stuck in one of the narrow passages more than a kilometre into the caves at 12:30.
Initial attempts to free the woman failed. A rescue team from George was now cutting away a piece of the cave.
The SABC reported that while no lives were in immediate danger, one of the trapped men was a diabetic. Medication had been taken to him.
- SAPA