Spanish caver trapped in Morocco dies; two others rescued
Emergency services in Morocco able to locate trio who had fallen from a cliff
A Spanish caver trapped at the bottom of a cliff in Morocco's High Atlas mountains died, but rescuers were able to save two of his friends.
Emergency services had on Saturday launched an operation to rescue the three Spaniards after finding them alive days after they were reported missing.
Spanish media identified the three as 26-year-old lawyer Gustavo Virues and policemen Juan Bolivar and Jose Antonio Martinez, both 41.
It was not immediately known which of the three men had died.
They were part of a group of nine Spaniards who had split up Sunday last week to explore different caves and were later due to meet in Ouarzazate in southern Morocco.
By Tuesday afternoon the three failed to show up as planned, triggering concern among their fellow cavers who alerted the authorities.
"The two persons who were injured received first aid and will be evacuated to a hospital, but the third caver has unfortunately died," MAP news agency reported local officials in Ouarzazate as saying.