Advanced technical rescue teams from several Maryland counties joined forces Tuesday night to rescue a man from a cave.
The man was pulled from the cave more than four hours after his ordeal began some 200 feet underground near Clear Spring, according to The Herald-Mail.
He was flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment.
"(It was) pretty much crawling to get to him," Clear Spring Fire Chief Mike Reid told reporters.
The people who were caving with the man sent cellphone pictures of him to rescue crews so they could get an idea of how he was situated, Reid said, adding that one of them stayed with him to keep him calm while the rescue was ongoing.
An air line was extended back to the scene, which allowed rescue crews to use an air chisel to help remove some of the debris from around the man’s leg.
ATR teams from Washington, Frederick and Montgomery counties were involved in the rescue.
The cave, known as Schtrumph’s Cave, is believed to be about 300 feet long,
