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Cave operator eyeing new safety features after students trapped

The operator of Hidden River Cave says he is re-examining safety features after more than a dozen students had to be rescued from the cave in Hart County on Thursday.

<p>On Thursday, a water rescue situation out of Horse Cave, Ky. after two tours were stranded underground during a rain storm. </p>

HORSE CAVE, Ky. (WHAS11) – The operator of Hidden River Cave says he is re-examining safety features after more than a dozen students had to be rescued from the Hart County cave on Thursday.

The cave operator says he is looking into installing a communication system that would let guides contact employees above ground and alert them of inclement weather.

Nearby Mammoth Cave National Park uses a phone system along the pathways to allow guides to communicate at all times.

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