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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person or group is stuck in a cave because of flooding, rockfall, lost passages, or equipment failure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Group overdue with known cave entry point.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Water rising in cave, blocked passage, or person injured and cannot climb.
Scene hazards: Flash flooding, Rockfall, Hypothermia, Low oxygen pockets
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stop further entries — one lost party is easier to find than two.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Note weather upstream — rain means rising water inside.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Write names, experience level, lights, and planned route on paper for rescuers.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Station someone at entrance 24 hours if rescue is hours away.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Give cave name, district, nearest village, and entrance landmarks.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — National disaster response may coordinate speleological rescue where available.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hypothermia and dehydration develop over hours to days underground.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Anyone hit by rockfall needs medical care after extraction.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT enter during active rain or if water is flowing in.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT rely on phone GPS underground — surface entrance location is critical.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Experienced cavers can always find their own way out
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Silt, flood debris, and panic erase familiar routes. Professional cave rescue uses mapping and rope systems civilians lack.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Friends searching inside create second missing parties.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Caves are dry so flooding is rare
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Karst caves channel rainwater from large catchment areas — water can rise feet in minutes.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Continuing inward while water rises behind the group.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Caves flood without warning during rain miles away.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wrong turn in branching passages causes disorientation even for experienced visitors.