- An urgent rescue operation is ongoing in Italy's Piedmont region to free a cave explorer.
- The explorer sustained a head injury on Sunday after being struck by falling rocks approximately 40 metres underground.
- Medical teams have reached the injured individual and are providing treatment inside a heated tent within the cave.
- Due to the severity of his head injury, the explorer cannot exit the cave unassisted.
- Rescuers have used explosive charges to widen sections of the cave to facilitate his extraction, and he remains in good condition.
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Cave explorer trapped after being hit by fallen rocks 130 feet underground
