https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Explorer Johann Westhauser, who was rescued from Germany's deepest cave less than two weeks ago, may soon be discharged from hospital, his doctor said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140701/westhauser Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:50:00 +0200 westhauser Football, free-food and a rescued cave explorer all feature in The Local's pictorial review of the last seven days. https://www.thelocal.de/20140622/football-freebies-germany Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:54:00 +0200 football-freebies-germany UPDATE: Injured cave explorer Johann Westhauser has been moved to a clinic in Murnau in Upper Bavaria following his dramatic rescue that ended his 11-day ordeal in caverns deep in the Bavarian Alps. https://www.thelocal.de/20140620/injured-cave-explorer-johann-westhauser-metres-from-daylight Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:20:00 +0200 injured-cave-explorer-johann-westhauser-metres-from-daylight After ten days of lying injured in a cave, an explorer is slowly approaching daylight and is now around 400 metres from the surface. https://www.thelocal.de/20140618/injured-cave-explorer-johann-westhauser-400-metres-from-daylight-in-berchtesgaden Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:36:00 +0200 injured-cave-explorer-johann-westhauser-400-metres-from-daylight-in-berchtesgaden A team rescuing injured researcher Johann Westhauser from Germany's deepest cave are moving faster than expected and could be out by the end of the week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140617/injured-cave-explorer-johann-westhauser-could-be-out-by-friday Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:41:00 +0200 injured-cave-explorer-johann-westhauser-could-be-out-by-friday UPDATE: Rescuers transporting an injured explorer in Germany’s deepest cave have made better than expected progress and completed the first two stages of the operation. The first photos of Westhauser in the cave have also been released. https://www.thelocal.de/20140616/rescuers-move-injured-cave-explorer-to-first-stage Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:37:00 +0200 rescuers-move-injured-cave-explorer-to-first-stage An explorer who has lain injured one kilometer underground in Germany’s deepest cave since Sunday is able to be moved, according to doctors who reached the researcher for the first time on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20140612/doctors-reach-injured-german-explorer-johann-westhauser-in-bavarian-alps-cave Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:32:00 +0200 doctors-reach-injured-german-explorer-johann-westhauser-in-bavarian-alps-cave Two doctors attempted to descend 1,000 metres underground into Germany’s deepest cave on Wednesday to rescue severely-injured explorer Johann Westerhaus. https://www.thelocal.de/20140611/doctors-head-to-man-trapped-in-germanys-deepest-cave Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:38:00 +0200 doctors-head-to-man-trapped-in-germanys-deepest-cave UPDATE: An injured explorer trapped one kilometre underground in Germany’s deepest cave is in a better condition than initially thought, mountain rescuers said on Tuesday morning. He could be out by the end of the week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140610/explorer-trapped-in-germanys-deepest-cave-johann-westhauser Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:45:00 +0200 explorer-trapped-in-germanys-deepest-cave-johann-westhauser Rescuers are racing against time in the Bavarian Alps after after a man was seriously injured around 1,000 metres below ground by a rock fall in Germany's deepest cave on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140609/explorer-injured-in-germanys-deepest-cave-bavaria Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:56:00 +0200 explorer-injured-in-germanys-deepest-cave-bavaria Emergency services rescued on Monday a 57-year-old hiker who had spent 24 hours stuck in a partially flooded cave in the Bavarian mountains. https://www.thelocal.de/20140408/man-trapped-in-flooded-cave-for-24-hours-2 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:03:00 +0200 man-trapped-in-flooded-cave-for-24-hours-2