Team rescues man trapped in cave for 12 days

A Spanish cave explorer has been rescued after spending 12 days trapped about 400 metres (1,300ft) underground in a cave in Peru's remote Amazon region.

Team rescues man trapped in cave for 12 days

A Spanish cave explorer has been rescued after spending 12 days trapped about 400 metres (1,300ft) underground in a cave in Peru's remote Amazon region.

Rescuers brought Cecilio Lopez out of the mouth of Inti Machay cave, in Leimebamba, to cheers from an international team of 107 people who joined in the effort to get him out after he was injured deep in the cave.

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