A speleologist dies after the rising waters in a cave during a school trip in Isère

Tragedy this Thursday, May 5 during a school outing in Isère. A group of college students and their companions, visiting a cave, were surprised by a sudden rise in water. A speleologist has died. The school trip took place in the Cuves de Sassenage in Isère. The group of college students, supervised by a teacher and two speleologists, were surprised by a sudden rise in water. The students were able to get out of the cave quickly, while the supervisors were trapped and stuck for hours, according to the Dauphiné Libéré. To help them, a caving rescue team was dispatched around 8:30 p.m. “one of the two guides. The teacher and the second guide are safe and sound in a room of the Vats and are now out”. Died while rescuing a schoolgirl Our colleagues from Dauphinée explain that the victim is a professional speleologist from Isère. She would have died while rescuing a schoolgirl. If she managed to prevent the latter from being swept away by the flood, the waters then swallowed her. The phenomenon that occurred in this cave was particularly impressive according to the testimonies. “In about twenty minutes, the water rose very violently, forming a real wave”. “Nothing made it possible to predict such a phenomenon. All the professionals are in the misunderstanding”.