A spelunker who was rescued after he fell into a 50-foot pit inside a cave in the Huachuca Mountains was released from the hospital Saturday.
David Shipman, 20, a Duke University student from Sierra Vista, was rescued Friday after about 24 hours in the wet cave. He was flown to University Medical Center in Tucson.
Shipman was discharged from the hospital Saturday and is recovering in his home, a UMC spokeswoman said. No information was released about his injuries, and he declined a request for an interview.
Shipman, home from school on spring break, went hiking Thursday with two friends in a remote area of Fort Huachuca.
He told his friends he was going into the cave to look for a memory card from his camera that he had lost on a previous trip. When he failed to emerge in two hours, one friend went for help.
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Some 170 military and civilian law-enforcement personnel and volunteers were involved in the rescue.
A Blackhawk helicopter from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base's 305th Air Rescue Squadron had to fly para-rescuers to the site.
