No injured cavers recorded.
A group of seven cavers were visiting McClure's Cave in Pennsylvania in the summer of 1977. After a tiring exploration the group made to exit. All were anxious to leave and proceeded into the New Extension Crawl, a very low, tight passage, all together. When a novice became stuck there was a delay. All soon began to experience symptoms of "hypoxia and carbon dioxide poisoning," rapid panting, extreme headaches and rapidly advancing exhaustion. Before anyone succumbed, they were able to proceed.
Analysis: An interesting situation. Some caves are low on oxygen or high in carbon dioxide but not to the extent one would normally notice.
Group of cavers spent extended time in low crawl and began to experience symptoms of bad air.