Ropes are rigged up to assist in the rescue of caver Kieran McKay from Bulmer Cavern on Mt Owen, in 1998. He broke his jaw after a fall, deep within the cave. About 80 cavers joined the effort. Luckily the cave system has few tight squeezes.
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Photograph by Mark Phillips
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