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Cave rescue in Brazil

This rescue is in northwest PERU and has been going on for over a week now. A Spanish cave( resuer)r fell 5m at a depth of 400m several km into the cave he was exploring on a multinational expedition and has a spinal injury. There being very few Peruvian cavers to help, Spanish cavers have been going out to help voluntarily in increasing numbers...
http://www.thespainreport.com/11388/47-spanish-cavers-fly-peru-race-save-injured-comrade-trapped-400m-underground-7-days/
https://www.facebook.com/EspeleoClubAndinoEcaPeru
 
Latest news from The Daily Fail  2 Oct 2014 p 28 is that Cecilio Lopez has been brought to the surface and that a military helicopter will take him to the capitol Lima.

 
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