▁hole ▁while ▁significantly ▁high ▁pressure ▁was ▁maintained ▁to ▁avoid ▁decom pression ▁sick ness ▁and ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁water . ▁The ▁rescue ▁operations ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁several ▁groups ▁of ▁exper ts , ▁the ▁medical ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁Dr . ▁W ün sche , ▁an ▁av iation ▁medic . ▁▁ ▁The ▁min ers ▁received ▁games , ▁cam eras ▁( cop ies ▁of ▁the ▁photos ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁them ) ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁di et . ▁Vari ous ▁communication ▁channels ▁to ▁friends ▁and ▁loved ▁ones ▁were ▁established . ▁After ▁their ▁rescue ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November , ▁rescue ▁equipment ▁was ▁moved ▁off - site , ▁as ▁there ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁hope ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁men . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁church ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁missing ▁men ▁was ▁already ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 4 ▁November . ▁ ▁The ▁Alter ▁Mann ▁rescue ▁ ▁However , ▁a ▁worker ▁called ▁H üt ter , ▁whose ▁long ▁year ▁for eman ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁missed , ▁suggested ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁Sunday ▁to ▁the ▁technical ▁director ▁Fer ling ▁a ▁further ▁escape ▁zone . ▁This ▁last ▁escape ▁resort ▁was ▁in ▁an ▁abandoned ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁mine , ▁in ▁ ▁(" old ▁man "). ▁Under ▁normal ▁conditions , ▁it ▁was ▁absolutely ▁forb idden ▁to ▁enter ▁this ▁area , ▁but ▁workers ▁now ▁and ▁then ▁had ▁a ▁look ▁at ▁Alter ▁Mann ▁areas ▁or ▁used ▁them ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁rest ▁or ▁shortcut . ▁The ▁suggestion ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁final ▁hole ▁being ▁d ril led ▁down ▁to ▁this ▁highly ▁dangerous ▁and ▁un stable ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁mine . ▁When ▁contact