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| Caver 'serious' after mine rescue | Caver 'serious' after mine rescue |
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| A caver rescued from a disused mine shaft in Edinburgh is in a serious condition in hospital. | A caver rescued from a disused mine shaft in Edinburgh is in a serious condition in hospital. |
| The Grampian Speleological Group member, from Livingston, was overcome by fumes while suspended 30ft down the mine at the Wisp, Craigmillar. | |
| A Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said two specially-trained firefighters were lowered into the shaft and gave the man oxygen. | |
| The 37-year-old was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by ambulance. | |
| A man from a nearby house helped secure the caver's line to stop him falling further, before emergency services arrived. | A man from a nearby house helped secure the caver's line to stop him falling further, before emergency services arrived. |
| Firefighters, who were called to the scene at about 1945 BST on Thursday, were forced to work in difficult circumstances due to a lack of space in the narrow mine shaft. | |
| Alan Jeffreys, Grampian Speleological Group warden, said his fellow caver was unconscious in intensive care. | |
| Speaking to the BBC Scotland news website about the incident, he said: "The problem was that there were only two of them so when one of them got into difficulty, the other didn't have the strength to pull him out. | |
| "We are a rescue club but we also look into mines and caves for research to see where they go, and that's what they were doing at the time of the accident." | |
| The man, who works as an engineer, is single and does not have any children. |