- Date
-
9th Oct 1973
- Publication
-
ACA 1973
p. 15
- Cave
- Brinegar's Cave
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- Category
- Cave
- Incident type
- Lost
- Group type
- Unknown
- Group size
- 3
- Aid type
- Underground aid
- Source
- Unknown
- Incident flags
-
Injured cavers
No injured cavers recorded.
Incident report
Three novices became lost in Brinegar's Cave, although two of them had been in the cave previously. They became lost while trying to retrace their way out of the cave, and were rescued three days later.
Incident analysis
Inexperience
Summary
Three cavers got lost in Brinegar's cave. After 3 days they were rescued.
References
- Shofstall, Don. (1973) "More Cave Rescues." NSS News. Vol. 31. p. 215.
This record was last updated on 27th Apr 2024 at 23:11 UTC.