Sunday, January 3, 1999

Injured Explorer Finally Is Brought Out Of Cave

Dozens of rescuers helped an experienced cave explorer make it to the surface Saturday after he was injured in a fall more than 3 miles underground in the Southern Hemisphere's second-deepest cave. Kieran McKay, who smashed the left side of his body after plunging down a rock wall, hobbled during parts of the 3.4-mile underground journey but was carried most of the way on a stretcher. McKay, 30, was flown to see his father, then taken for treatment to a hospital, where a spokeswoman said he was ``stable and in very good spirits'' despite his injuries.

Sunday, January 3, 1999

Injured Explorer Finally Is Brought Out Of Cave

Dozens of rescuers helped an experienced cave explorer make it to the surface Saturday after he was injured in a fall more than 3 miles underground in the Southern Hemisphere's second-deepest cave. Kieran McKay, who smashed the left side of his body after plunging down a rock wall, hobbled during parts of the 3.4-mile underground journey but was carried most of the way on a stretcher. McKay, 30, was flown to see his father, then taken for treatment to a hospital, where a spokeswoman said he was ``stable and in very good spirits'' despite his injuries.