| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach, Gale | 31 | Female | Fractures | Foot |
At about 3 p.m. on Friday, June 25, Gale Beach (31) slipped on a rain-slick rock at the entrance of Cornwell Cave, West Virginia, injuring her foot. This was an NSS Convention field trip. Consequently, a call to the convention registration desk produced rescuers within an hour. Beach was placed on a litter and manually hauled up the side of the 1,000 foot deep gorge, from the entrance to the road. By 8 p.m. the victim was in a truck on the way to the hospital. It was determined that she had broken two bones in her foot.
Analysis: Entrance areas, because of biological activity, can produce extremely slippery conditions. It is not clear whether the accident actually occurred within the cave or not.
Slipped at cave entrance. D.C. Speleograph 32(8) Aug76 p9.
This record was last updated on 27th Apr 2024 at 23:11 UTC.