Thursday, January 04, 2007

big blockage

warao eh, should not have let the chow pui eh into the cave mah...really posing a huge hazard...what if they couldn't free her? gotta wait a couple of days or more for her to starve to a smaller size before she can be releaseddevil

Overweight woman gets stuck in cave, traps 22 others

An overweight woman who got stuck in a South African cave trapped 22 fellow tourists for more than 10 hours and had to be prised free with liquid paraffin.

The woman became trapped in the Tunnel of Love obstacle in the Cango Caves on New Year's Day. The caves' manager said the woman had been warned she might not be suitable but she insisted on trying.

One of those trapped was a diabetic who had to be brought insulin. The woman and the other tourists were unhurt. The rescue operation involved several ambulance teams and a helicopter.

Hein Gerstner, manager of Cango Caves, told the BBC it was an "expensive exercise" that could cost 40,000 rand ($5,700). "We don't know yet who will foot the bill," he said.

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