someone takes it back. so, george is, you know, is going to put something back in and that s really good to see as well. one of the things i love most about caving is the sort of camaraderie and the sense of community that we have. this thing that we do, it creates quite a. ..a really sort of tight knit bond between cavers. so, it doesn t surprise me that they achieved what they achieved but, you know, for 300 people to come to my aid from across the country, all come together to achieve one thing, as a team, the single bloody mindedness of it as well,. there was no way they were going to. there was no way they were going to let anything other than a good outcome happen. for many, caving is a hidden world, it s hard to grasp why anyone would want to go underground in the first place, but despite everything he s been through, george can t wait to go back. i guess, when people think
through my mind that i m the only medical professional here and that, if he does become more unwell, that everyone s going to be looking to me to do something. so, yeah, it was a big weight of responsibility. after 5a hours underground and being carried on a stretcher for 3,500 metres, this is the exit where george finally came to the surface. from here, he was transferred into a rescue vehicle, then into an ambulance, then on to hospital. but his journey to a full recovery is going to be a long one. george still faces months of treatment but is determined to return to caving and become a rescue volunteer, joining the team which saved him. if there was a message that you wanted to give them, the people who turned out and travelled to come and help you, what would it be? i would just say thank you from the bottom of my heart, really, and i d also just let them know that the beer that i owe them is on the way.
they included becky, a doctor with a local rescue team, who was one of the first to help him. my immediate thought was there s a chance that he s not going to survive this and then the thought also went through my mind that i m the only medical professional here and that, if he does become more unwell, that everyone s going to be looking to me to do something, so, yeah, it was a big weight of responsibility. after 54 hours underground and being carried on a stretcher for 3,500 metres, this is the exit where george finally came to the surface. from here, he was transferred into a rescue vehicle, then into an ambulance, then on to hospital. but his journey to a full recovery is going to be a long one. george still faces months of treatment but is determined to return to caving and become a rescue volunteer, joining the team which saved him. if there was a message you wanted to give them, the people who turned out and travelled to come and help
after 54 hours underground and being carried on a stretcher for 3,500 metres, this is the exit where george finally came to the surface. from here, he was transferred into a rescue vehicle, then into an ambulance, then on to hospital. but his journey to a full recovery is going to be a long one. george still faces months of treatment but is determined to return to caving and become a rescue volunteer, joining the team which saved him. if there was a message you wanted to give them, the people who turned out and travelled to come and help you, what would it be? i would just say thank you from the bottom of my heart, really, and i d alsojust let them know that the beer that i owe them is on the way. yep, it s in the pipeline. hywel griffith, bbc news at ogof nynnon ddu. now it s time for a look at the weather. hello. our weather is set to turn out more
we reunited him with some of the 300 volunteers from around britain who stopped what they were doing to answer the call. it s in human nature, isn t it? and, erm, we ve all been in those remote situations, and we know that if something happened to us, our colleagues would come and get us. and part of that is to do the reverse and do whatever is necessary, and everybody brought their a game. so we ve got rope set up 30 metres. despite his injuries, george says he will return to caving. and to show his gratitude, he s training tojoin the team who rescued him. for 300 people to come to my aid from across the country, all come together to achieve one thing as a team, and the single bloody mindedness of it as well, you know? there s no way they were going to leave you? there s no way they were going to let anything other than a good outcome happen, you know? i take my hat off to them.