incident at Potters Cave

Date
22nd Jan 1967
Publication
ACA 1967-1970 p. 16
Cave
Potters Cave
State
Missouri
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Stranded
Group type
Novice cavers
Group size
2
Aid type
Underground aid
Source
Third party
Incident flags
 

Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Kaufman, Terry 15 Male Not recorded Not recorded
Reese, Margaret 16 Female Not recorded Not recorded

Incident report

On 22 January, Terry Kaufman (15) and Margaret Reese (16) entered Potter's Cave with five others of about the same age. After some exploration, the five left the cave, believing that Kaufman and Reese had already left.

About 19 hours later, the two were brought out of the cave by police and deputy sheriffs. Kaufman told rescuers that the candle they carried was accidentally extinguished and that they had no matches.

Source: Tom Schriever

Incident analysis

Analysis: The pair were obviously ill equipped, at least in regard to having proper illumination.

This record was last updated on 27th Apr 2024 at 23:11 UTC.