Condolences for the French diver Eric Establie

Dans le monde de la spéléologie nous sommes débutants, mais nous voulons exprimer nos condoléances à toute la communauté internationale de la spéléologie et particulièrement à la famille de Monsieur Establie. Une grande perte de cet homme nous rappelle que nous avons encore beaucoup de choses à découvrir. On avance en réalisant des défis, mais pas en les renonçant. Nous n'avons pas connues Eric Establie, mais nous sommes convaincus qu’il était un homme courageux et fort, qui pouvait relever tous les défis. Ces travaux peuvent nous enseigner beaucoup.

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Dear All,
As you may know, Eric Establie, 46 , who was missing in the sump of the Dragonnaière de Gaud (Ardèche - France) since the 3rd of October, has been found without life on the 11th of October at 900m from the sump entrance at -70m, after 8 days of an unprecedented cave rescue that have included cave-diving rescue experts from numerous European countries.

Here are the official report links of the SSF (Spéléo-Secours Francais) :
*In French original :
http://www.speleo-secours-francais.com/ … ;Itemid=83
*In English automatic translation :
http://translate.google.fr/translate?js … temid%3D83

It's with a great sadness that we reproduce here: http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=260
the English translation and the French original of the message written on the 13th of October by his son, Arthur, 14, and his wife Evelyne. At the end of the post you will find the English and the French version of the message written by the president of the French Federation of Speleology (FFS).
An homage will be paid to Eric at the end of the month in Casola during the IInd EuroSpeleo Image'In Festival.

Condoleances messages can be written on the FSE commemoration page: http://fsue.ffspeleo.fr/forums/viewtopic.php?id=260
They will be transmitted to the family.

For information, Arthur has also opened an official page on: www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-Establie/121399631251637