A male British cave diver who had gone missing in a French cave for two days was found dead by rescuers.
The Lot Department’s public prosecutor, Clara Ribeiro, confirmed the body’s discovery.
Specialist divers from the French Cave Rescue (SSF) organization and the National Police were involved in the search.
The 43-year-old diver, whose name has not yet been publicly released, was found at a depth of 88 meters/289 feet, reportedly entangled in the guideline he and the seven other divers in his group had used to explore the Gouffre de Saint-Sauveur cave system, located in the southwestern part of the country near Calès.
Rescue teams haven’t been able to bring the body back to the surface due to safety concerns, but have been adding more heavy machinery to speed it up.
The exact cause of the diver’s death is under investigation. The cave system is a popular destination for cave divers.
According to one description of the cave system:
“Passages develop below 190m depth, what makes this dives a pioneer exploration worldwide — there has never been so distant sections explored on such depths.”
