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An
athlete has just emerged from spending a record-
500 days alone in a cave in Spain. Beatriz Flamini, 50, is an extreme
. She participated in a scientific study to examine the
of extreme isolation and deprivation on physical and mental health. She had to live in
in a cave 70 metres deep. She embarked on the solitary
on the 20th of November 2021 and emerged from her subterranean
last Friday. After resurfacing, she was given health check-ups by a doctor and
. Rather than have a shower, she faced
reporters in a press conference, in which she
explained the past 16 months.
