Man trapped in one of UK's largest caves for 2 days as rescue mission launched

Rescue mission launched as injured caver trapped in cave system for two days

A FRANTIC rescue has been launched to save an injured caver trapped in one of Britain's longest caves for two days.

The man was exploring the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system under the Brecon Beacons on Saturday when he fell and wounded his back.He is now trapped in the 31-mile system, which is the third longest in the UK.Teams from across the UK have travelled to the cave, which can only be accessed by people with a permit from South Wales Caving Club.

One regular caver said: "It's a well known cave system, very popular with cavers and it is in the middle of a nature reserve. "It's a really popular cave system, usually recommended for more experienced cavers rather than novices."Most read in The Sun

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