Tragedy struck this morning at the Su Gologone Springs, the karst spring located at the foot of the Supramonte di Oliena. A 60-year-old cave diver lost his life during an exploratory dive into the depths of the submerged system.
According to initial reports, the man felt unwell and managed to resurface. CPR efforts, which were then continued by the 118 emergency responders who arrived on the scene, were unsuccessful. Unfortunately, all attempts to save him were unsuccessful.
The victim was an experienced diver engaged in a cave exploration activity. The Nuoro Flying Squad, firefighters, and the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps were on site.
The dive was part of a larger exploratory effort involving two teams of cave divers working simultaneously in two different caves in the karst system: the Su Gologone spring and the nearby Mussin Tomasu cave. In the latter, a second team was conducting an underwater exploration aimed at verifying a possible underground connection between the two environments.
Following the diver's death, CNSAS teams, supported by the Fire Brigade, also managed the recovery and safety operations of the other five divers involved in the dive at Mussin Tomasu, bringing them back to the surface without further injury.
The operation required complex logistical and technical organization, given the depth and difficulty of the cave-diving routes involved.
The operations were concluded only after several hours.
