A French speleologist dies in a cave in Cantabria after a landslide

A French speleologist died this afternoon after being trapped in a cave under exploration in the Cantabrian municipality of Soba, in the Portillo de La Sía area, due to a rockfall.

The Government of Cantabria had activated a device of more than 30 people a few hours ago to rescue the espeologist, although it has finally confirmed his death.

Two people who were with the deceased, also of French nationality and who have been unharmed, were the ones who notified the emergency services after part of the roof of the cave fell off..

According to the information that has transpired, it is a complex and very narrow cavity, with two 25-meter and 7-meter wells, very narrow meanders that probably would have to be removed with microblasting, and a circular 1.5-meter room where brought down the roof.

Technicians from the General Directorate of the Interior of the Government of Cantabria, cavers from the Red Cross, the Mountain Rescue Group (GREIM) of the Civil Guard of Potes, the Civil Guard and volunteers from the Civil Protection Group of branches of victory.

A first evaluation team, made up of three members of GREIM, two cavers from the Red Cross and the coordinator of the General Directorate of the Interior, initially went to the cave with the aim of evaluating and providing information on its situation..

Meanwhile, other members of the operation proceeded to mark the area to avoid losses and set up a transmitter at the mouth of the cave to guarantee communications with the Advanced Command Post, located in the La Gándara de Soba sports center..

Due to the complexity of the intervention, the rescue was expected to last hours, although the death of the speleologist has finally been confirmed, about which no further information has been provided for the moment..