"I didn't want to die in there": Teen rescued from San Antonio cave after 10 hours

San Antonio fire crews have rescued an 18-year-old LEE High school student who got stuck in a cave during a field trip, reports the CBS affiliate there, KENS-TV.

It happened just before midnight Thursday after she was trapped more than 10 hours.

"She told her mom, 'I didn't want to die in there,'" San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said.

"We had a plan, and fortunately Plan A worked out for us. It was very difficult to chip away at that rock," he said.

Firefighters were called to the Robber Baron Cave at around 2:40 p.m. Thursday. The cave is located on the city's north side.

"She is conscious. She is alert. She is a trooper," Hood said around 10 p.m. as rescue efforts continued. "She is in very good spirits considering what she has been through."

The teen was with a group of students on a field trip when she somehow got stuck in a narrow area called the "hole in the floor." The spot is about 350 feet inside the cave.


Source :- cbsnews

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