No injured cavers recorded.
When a 25-year old woman disappeared, the Taney County sheriff's bloodhounds tracked her to the mouth of a cave. A search by the woman's younger brother failed to locate her in the cave. After six experienced cavers led by Dave Neff were called in, but also could not find the woman, the search area was expanded to another nearby pit.Fred Grabau chimneyed down the pit and soon found the missing woman a short distance from the bottom. Because she was chilled and had injured her arm, she was unable to climb the 50-foot cable ladder and had to be hauled out by the rescuers. Analysis: Solo caving, especially by inexperienced persons, can be very hazardous. "Fortunately the cavers had decided to look into the pit, for the injured woman had crawled about 50 feet from the bottom of the first drop at which point she had fallen down a second drop of about 8 feet. In her injured and chilled condition it is highly unlikely she would have been able to return to a point where she could have been heard from the surface." (Neff)
Source: Neff, David L. (1973) "Cave Rescue at "Lost Linda" Cave." NSS News. Vol. 31. p. 201. Indiana, Brinegar's Cave
NSS News Vol31 P201
This record was last updated on 27th Apr 2024 at 23:11 UTC.