incident at J-4

Date
20th Feb 1974
Publication
ACA 1974 p. 6
Cave
J-4
State
Pennsylvania
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Lost
Group type
Novice cavers
Group size
4
Aid type
Underground aid
Source
Third party
Incident flags
 

Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Kennedy, Blair Not recorded Male Not recorded Not recorded
Warner, Leroy Not recorded Male Not recorded Not recorded
Warner, Wayne Not recorded Male Not recorded Not recorded
Perryman, John Not recorded Male Not recorded Not recorded

Incident report

Four local teenagers, Blair Kennedy, Leroy and Wayne Warner, and John Perryman, trespassed and entered J-4 Cave about 4:30 p.m. They were looking for a flashlight which one of the boys had lost in the cave the previous day. Their flashlight went dim while searching for the other flashlight and they could not find their way out of the cave.

The boys were found by local police and fire department personnel about 8:30 p.m.

Incident analysis

Analysis: Each of the boys should have been carrying several sources of light.

References

  1. Anon. (1974) "4 Pleasant Gap Teenagers Found in Cave." The Centre Daily Times. 21 Feb. 1974, p. 14. (reprinted in Nittany Grotto News. Vol. XXII, No. 3, p. 78.) Indiana, Eller's Cave
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