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Two trapped cavers reach surface Two trapped cavers reach surface
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Two cavers cut-off by flood water have made it to the surface after more than 30 hours underground. Two cavers cut off by flood water have made it to the surface after more than 30 hours underground.
They were trapped in the Dan-yr-Ogof caves in the Swansea Valley but were in a dry area and had access to food, drink and warm clothing.They were trapped in the Dan-yr-Ogof caves in the Swansea Valley but were in a dry area and had access to food, drink and warm clothing.
Gary Mitchell, of the West Brecon Cave Rescue team, said the rescued men "have come out in really good spirits". Gary Mitchell, of the West Brecon Cave Rescue team, said the pair "have come out in really good spirits".
The men, in their 30s from south Wales and Gloucestershire, had been trapped in the cave complex since Saturday. The men, in their 30s and from south Wales and Gloucestershire, had been trapped in the complex since Saturday.
Mr Mitchell said: "We were obviously waiting for the water levels to drop significantly enough to enable them to effectively rescue themselves but with our assistance.Mr Mitchell said: "We were obviously waiting for the water levels to drop significantly enough to enable them to effectively rescue themselves but with our assistance.
"The guys have come out in really good spirits which is great, so it was a fantastic team effort.""The guys have come out in really good spirits which is great, so it was a fantastic team effort."
The cavers were in a dry area two miles from the end of the National Showcaves Centre for Wales.The cavers were in a dry area two miles from the end of the National Showcaves Centre for Wales.
A team of about 15, including medical experts, from the West Brecon Cave Rescue team were at the scene of the caves in the Brecon Beacons.A team of about 15, including medical experts, from the West Brecon Cave Rescue team were at the scene of the caves in the Brecon Beacons.
The men were in an area of a cave that is known to flood occasionally but had access to a rescue cache of food, warm clothing, a stove and candles kept in the caves.The men were in an area of a cave that is known to flood occasionally but had access to a rescue cache of food, warm clothing, a stove and candles kept in the caves.
The cave complex at Dan-yr-Ogof, in the upper Swansea Valley, stretches for more than 10 miles underneath the hills.The cave complex at Dan-yr-Ogof, in the upper Swansea Valley, stretches for more than 10 miles underneath the hills.