Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man was rescued by forest rangers in New York after being trapped for six hours in a cave crevice. The unidentified man from Brooklyn was hiking with friends at Merlins Cave in Canaan on 17 May when he became "really jammed in there". Rescue crews, including Forest Ranger Lieutenant John Gullen, responded to the incident, finding the man's friends hypothermic due to the cave's 50-degree temperature and 100 per cent humidity. Rescuers attempted various methods, eventually using a hammer drill to clear rock inches from the man's head and back. After 20 minutes of drilling, the uninjured man was able to wriggle free, with rescuers noting his positive attitude throughout the ordeal. In fullMan rescued after getting trapped in a crevice in caveThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
US man rescued after being stuck in cave crevice for six hours
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man was rescued by forest rangers in New York after being trapped for six hours in a cave crevice. The unidentified man from Brooklyn was hiking with friends at Merlins Cave in Canaan on 17 May when he became "really jammed in there". Rescue crews, including Forest Ranger Lieutenant John Gullen, responded to the incident, finding the man's friends hypothermic due to the cave's 50-degree temperature and 100 per cent humidity. Rescuers attempted various methods, eventually using a hammer drill to clear rock inches from the man's head and back. After 20 minutes of drilling, the uninjured man was able to wriggle free, with rescuers noting his positive attitude throughout the ordeal. In fullMan rescued after getting trapped in a crevice in caveThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
