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Emergency cervices attend a rescue operation to free Ottavia Piana, an expert spelunker who was trapped while exploring the cave of Bueno Fonteno, near Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 (Photo by Spada/LaPresse via AP)

Emergency cervices attend a rescue operation to free Ottavia Piana, an expert spelunker who was trapped while exploring the cave of Bueno Fonteno, near Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 (Photo by Spada/LaPresse via AP)

This image released Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 by the Italian Soccorso Alpino (Alpine Rescue) shows the rescue operation of Ottavia Piana, a caver blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave, near Bergamo, Italy, after falling some 5 meters (16 feet) Saturday evening during an expedition. (Soccorso Alpino via AP )

This image released Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 by the Italian Soccorso Alpino (Alpine Rescue) shows the rescue operation of Ottavia Piana, a caver blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave, near Bergamo, Italy, after falling some 5 meters (16 feet) Saturday evening during an expedition. (Soccorso Alpino via AP )

Emergency cervices attend a rescue operation to free Ottavia Piana, an expert spelunker who was trapped while exploring the cave of Bueno Fonteno, near Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 (Photo by Spada/LaPresse via AP)

Emergency cervices attend a rescue operation to free Ottavia Piana, an expert spelunker who was trapped while exploring the cave of Bueno Fonteno, near Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 (Photo by Spada/LaPresse via AP)

This image released Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 by the Italian Soccorso Alpino (Alpine Rescue) shows the rescue operation of Ottavia Piana, a caver blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave, near Bergamo, Italy, after falling some 5 meters (16 feet) Saturday evening during an expedition. (Soccorso Alpino via AP)

This image released Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 by the Italian Soccorso Alpino (Alpine Rescue) shows the rescue operation of Ottavia Piana, a caver blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave, near Bergamo, Italy, after falling some 5 meters (16 feet) Saturday evening during an expedition. (Soccorso Alpino via AP)