Cave rescue begins after man injured in remote part of Tasmania

‘Slow and complex operation’ gets under way near Cradle Mountain a day after 62-year-old fell while caving

A complex rescue effort has been launched to bring a 62-year-old man out of a remote cave on Tasmania’s west coast after he fell and injured himself.

Police say the man, from the north-western coastal town of Ulverstone, was caving with friends near Mount Cripps on Saturday when he fell several metres off a ladder inside the narrow cave system, sustaining injuries that left him unable to climb out.

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