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A German potholer trapped for 11 days 3,300 ft underground, is expected to finally reach the surface today.
52-year old scientist Johann Westhauser was badly injured in a rockfall in the Bavarian Alps, but despite that has been cheerful and communicating with searchers who have been struggling to bring him to the surface for days now, in a huge, complicated operation costing millions and involving teams from across Europe. A doctor had to climb down 2.5 miles to treat him.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27916455
The picture shows Johann on a stretcher, but the team were still deep underground and haven't quite managed to reach the surface yet.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/16/explorer-rescue-kilometre-cave-germany
52-year old scientist Johann Westhauser was badly injured in a rockfall in the Bavarian Alps, but despite that has been cheerful and communicating with searchers who have been struggling to bring him to the surface for days now, in a huge, complicated operation costing millions and involving teams from across Europe. A doctor had to climb down 2.5 miles to treat him.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27916455
The picture shows Johann on a stretcher, but the team were still deep underground and haven't quite managed to reach the surface yet.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/16/explorer-rescue-kilometre-cave-germany