More than two dozen rescue workers are battling to help save two cavers trapped in a cavern in Poland's Tatra mountains, the mountain rescue service said on Sunday, after a narrow tunnel was flooded with water, blocking their exit.
A representative ofthe rescue service said it had not yet been possible to establish contact withthe two cavers and concern was growing for their health due to their longexposure to extreme conditions.
The two becametrapped in the Wielka Sniezna cave on Saturday and rescue services werenotified by colleagues who had accompanied them on the excursion, according toPolish private broadcaster TVN.
The first rescuegroup was sent in on Saturday evening and since then two more groups, includingworkers from the fire department in Krakow, had been dispatched, TVN said.
Rescue conditionswere particularly difficult due to flooding which could also endanger therescuers, TVN reported.
