Man rescued from caves after 54 hours named as George Linnane

Caver in hospital and expected to make good recovery as family thank rescuers and call for donations

A man extricated from caves after a 54-hour operation was named on Tuesday evening as George Linnane, as friends and family thanked his rescuers and called for donations.

Linnane, 38, a company director from Bristol, describes himself on social media as an engineer, scuba diver, caver, snowboarder and DJ.