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Accident de spéléologie dans le Lot : un homme coincé sous l'eau à Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie
Google translation: Speleology accident in the Lot: a man trapped underwater in Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie
Google translation: Speleology accident in the Lot: a man trapped underwater in Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie
Published on 7/13/2020 at 6:19 PM , update at 6:35 p.m.
A serious speleological accident is underway in the town of Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie. A man, aged about forty, has been trapped underwater at the emergence of the Bial, in the hamlet of Sainte-Elalie since 1:30 p.m. this Monday, July 13. For the moment, no information on the diver's state of health has been communicated.
It was his two diving companions who alerted the emergency services after having managed to return to the shore. Firefighters, the gendarmerie and the Spéléo Secours Français are on the scene. The operation should last several hours more. A Marseillan team, specialized in underwater accidents, should also arrive in the evening.
"It is a place with very little traffic, as a rule. You have to be warned to dive here," says Jean-Louis Cabrignac, deputy mayor.