Slovenian rescuers bring out 5 people trapped in a cave since Saturday

By ALI ZERDIN
Associated Press

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian rescuers have extracted five people who have been trapped in a cave for two days because of high water levels. The rescue operation was completed in midafternoon on Monday following an hourslong rescue operation. A family of three adults and their two guides got stuck in the Krizna Jama cave in southwestern Slovenia on Saturday because of heavy rainfall. The eight-kilometer (five-mile) cave system with a string of emerald-colored underground lakes is accessible only in boats and rafts with a guide. The group entered on Saturday morning but got stranded as subterranean water levels rose swiftly. The water levels were lower on Monday making it possible for them to be brought out.