we should pray for French cave diver Eric Establie

[HerraduraDivers]

We pray for French cave diver Eric Establie who did not return from a difficoult cave dive this afternoon. We hope that there will be a miracle that he return safe and well!

French cave diver missing, UK cave divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton flown to France on rescue mission | X-Ray International Dive Magazine

Chris

 

[Cave Diver]

That article is dated 2 days ago. There is updated information going on in this thread: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-incidents/355410-ongoing-cave-rescue-france.html

 

[HerraduraDivers]

Hmm, they talk of Sunday, so he's in the cave for now 1 Week.
Even worster!
Anyway, we should pray for him in any case...

Chris

 

[Cave Diver]

Hmm, they talk of Sunday, so he's in the cave for now 1 Week.
Anyway, we should pray for him in any case...

Chris

As I understand, a week is correct. The incident occurred on Oct 3rd and was reported on the 4th.

Agreed.

 

[jago]

Éric Establie is dead.
Everybody believed until the last-moment.
The Spéléo Secours Français (French Cave Rescue) and the École Française de Plongée Souterraine (French Cave Diving School) which are parts of the Fédération Française de Spéléologie (French Federation of Speleology) will probably issue a joint technical analysis of the accident.
I will translate it.

 

[Belmont]

So he could be the second diver to die because of a cave-in, like Parker Turner.

 

[jago]

I don't know what is a cave-in (my mother-tongue is French, I live in France in a French-speaking environment), so I don't have lot of practice. Éric was blocked by a landslide.

 

[Cave Diver]

I don't know what is a cave-in (my mother-tongue is French, I live in France in a French-speaking environment), so I don't have lot of practice. Éric was blocked by a landslide.

A cave in is a collapse of the tunnel, basically the same thing as a landslide.

 

[HerraduraDivers]

this are very sad news! Rest in peace Eric!

Yeah, life is a bad joke...

 

[Belmont]

I don't know what is a cave-in (my mother-tongue is French, I live in France in a French-speaking environment), so I don't have lot of practice. Éric was blocked by a landslide.

L'effondrement du plafond de la caverne, peut être aussi le glissement du sol situé à un niveau plus élevé dans le passage.