31. Many of the rescuers were amateur spelunkers who volunteered their time to help extricate those who were trapped. 32. But spelunkers short enough, thin enough and brave enough to squeeze through made it to the room. 33. It is considered an ideal cave for beginning spelunkers , but was filled with water after heavy rain. 34. Marquez, a veteran rock climber, spelunker and sky diver, signed through her interpreter, Kelly Shanahorn. 35. The first rescuers descended 600 meters ( yards ) Tuesday night but found no trace of the missing spelunkers . 36. Two other spelunkers , a British woman and a Hungarian man, were killed Wednesday deep inside the cave. 37. "We're concerned because we have no contact with the spelunkers , " said Tonnaire. 38. In 1974, amateur spelunkers Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts first made it inside the caverns through a sinkhole. 39. While there, he shared notes with the English spelunker , James Mudie Spence ( 1836-1878 ). 40. The amateur spelunkers who came upon the French cave in 1994 had already reported seeing footprints of bears and humans.
