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The rescue of the victim Anna in the cave is a great success, a success for the region and for the country.

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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,

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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,

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of all the ministries, regardless of the Saturday, regardless of the night, we had all the help we needed, and above all,

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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,

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sixty, seventy centimetres wide.

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These people have managed to bring Anna back from the darkness into the light, using mining techniques.

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We are the only country in Europe that has miners, but we are also one of the only countries that has five national heroes,

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five doctors, countless medics, cavers, who, even at the risk of their lives, went to Anna,

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looked after her, prepared her and took part in bringing her to the surface.

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Today, all these hindsight views are simple, but at some point, these cavers, civil protection, firefighters, police,

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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

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who was outside the cave, with the technical connection of video and image and sound.

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It was not necessary, so when we managed to bring Anna back to life in 30 hours, our work was so important that,

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in a way, we just opened the road of her life forward.

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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,

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others in the readiness of material goods, technical goods that we did not need.

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You are not alone.

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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

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what do you need, what, where can we offer, do you have enough, what can we do?

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In the night situation, the Republican Commander for Civil Protection provided transport for Ana by SAF helicopter.

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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

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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.