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Lithuanian Cavers Lost in Worldâ€™s Deepest Cave

04 August 2012 03:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Communications have been lost with a party of Lithuanian cave specialists exploring the deepest cave in the world, Krubera-Voronja in Abkhazia, a spokeswoman for the expedition told Lithuanian media on Friday, APA reports quoting Ria Novosti.

The cavers were located more than 1,200 meters underground when communications were lost.

â€œItâ€™s not a very pleasant situation because we have had no idea since yesterday what is going on down there,â€ the spokeswoman said.

â€œThey are all at a depth of over 1,200 meters,â€ she said, adding that there was no information concerning the condition of the cavers. She did not specify how many cavers were in the party.

Krubera-Voronja, located in the Georgian breakaway â€œrepublicâ€ of Abkhazia, was discovered in 1960. Only a few dozen cave specialists have ever penetrated to the caveâ€™s deepest level, fully 2,190 meters below the surface.