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Two people who were trapped for 10 hours while exploring a cave in Sydney’s west have been rescued.
Emergency services were called to Jenolan Caves, west of the Blue Mountains, at around 7.20pm on Saturday after reports that several people were trapped in a cave.
Police said a man and woman who were part of a group of six from a caving club in Canberra were exploring a cave when they both became trapped.
Emergency services were called to Jenolan Caves, west of the Blue Mountains, at around 7.20pm on Saturday after it was reported that several people were trapped in a cave (pictured).
Rescuers drilled into the underground rock to open a path for the trapped man and woman. After almost 10 hours, the couple was freed and no injuries were reported.
Ambulance special operations teams, SES and cave rescue volunteers arrived at the scene and drilled into the underground rock to open a path to rescue the couple.
After almost 10 hours, the man and woman were rescued from the cave site and were evaluated by paramedics.
There were no reports of injuries, and the man and woman returned home shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday.
The Jenolan Caves (pictured) are about three hours’ drive west of Sydney and Canberra and feature a series of caverns and underground passages thought to extend about 40 kilometers underground.
Jenolan Caves is about a three-hour drive west of Sydney and Canberra.
The cathedral-shaped open cave system is said to be the oldest in the world and scientists estimate it to be around 340 million years old.
A series of underground caverns and winding passageways extend 40 kilometers underground.