TOH edition: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 · Humanity & Society
A way out can be made by hand: Sardinia rescuers cleared rockslide debris to save a man trapped for 26 hours
Reported by The Guardian
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Rescuers pulled 31-year-old Luca Olmetto alive from a Sardinian cave after working non-stop to reach him roughly 10 metres underground. They manually cleared rubble from a narrow passage, then removed the debris covering him before bringing him to the surface.
The rescue shows how sustained effort and specialist skills can create a route to safety even when a cave entrance has been completely blocked.
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