Woman trapped in cave for 12 hours after fall in remote WA

A woman has been winched to safety in an overnight rescue operation after she fell eight metres into a cave in remote Western Australia.

A woman has been winched to safety in an overnight rescue operation after she fell eight metres into a cave in remote Western Australia.

The 60-year-old woman fell from a ladder into a cave at Empress Spring in the remote Goldfields, near Lake Wells, yesterday evening.

Crews worked through the night in challenging conditions, using specialist equipment to reach the woman.

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She was winched to safety about 5.30 this morning and taken to Laverton Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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