The rescue of the victim Anna in the cave is a great success, a success for the region and for the country.
We are one of the countries where safety is based on volunteerism, and in this case, too, it was not just us who rescued Ana,
but the whole of Slovenia, with the great support of all the segments that the country has, of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia,
of all the ministries, regardless of the Saturday, regardless of the night, we had all the help we needed, and above all,
it is a unique situation in Europe, with our cave rescue service, we are talking about a depth of one hundred metres in a cave that is forty,
sixty, seventy centimetres wide.
These people have managed to bring Anna back from the darkness into the light, using mining techniques.
We are the only country in Europe that has miners, but we are also one of the only countries that has five national heroes,
five doctors, countless medics, cavers, who, even at the risk of their lives, went to Anna,
looked after her, prepared her and took part in bringing her to the surface.
Today, all these hindsight views are simple, but at some point, these cavers, civil protection, firefighters, police,
scouts were ready to set up a small operating theatre in the hall and, through the cavers' doctors, to perform the operation remotely, with the collaboration of a neurosurgeon
who was outside the cave, with the technical connection of video and image and sound.
It was not necessary, so when we managed to bring Anna back to life in 30 hours, our work was so important that,
in a way, we just opened the road of her life forward.
During this time of duration, of rescue, you are also given strength and energy by a population that has mobilised itself, some of whom have found this strength of energy in prayer,
others in the readiness of material goods, technical goods that we did not need.
You are not alone.
As a commander, I was in constant contact, I was called by the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Health, the Director of the Protection and Rescue Administration, the Secretaries of State
what do you need, what, where can we offer, do you have enough, what can we do?
In the night situation, the Republican Commander for Civil Protection provided transport for Ana by SAF helicopter.
It was not the action of the regional headquarters and the cavers, it was the action of all the citizens of the Republic of Slovenia, everyone wanted to contribute something
and it is a richness to live in a country like Slovenia, which we carry in our hearts, and the tradition of our parents, who gave it to us.