incident at Dynamited Cave

Date
7th Oct 1978
Publication
ACA 1976-1979 p. 52
Cave
Dynamited Cave
State
Washington
County
Skamania
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Unknown
Group type
Cavers
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Underground aid
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Brown, Steven 28 Male Tension pneumothorax Not recorded

Incident report

October 7, 1978 At around 4 p.m. on October 7, Steven Brown (28), Thomas Carter and Terria Caldwell entered Dynamited Cave in Skamania County, Washington. They went at least past the climable 10-foot drop and the 40-foot pit. On the way out Carter and Caldwell reached the top of the 40. As Brown ascended he reached the upper, sloping part of the drop and then fell to the talus pile below. Caldwell left to notify the Forest Service and Sheriff's Office, while Carter stayed with the victim. Sheriff's Deputies and an ambulance were dispatched. Three and a half hours later the victim had been evacuated. His injuries were later diagnosed as multiple abrasions and tension pneumothorax.

Analysis: Too little information.

References

  1. Editor "Accident in Dynamited Cave" Speleograph 15:6 June 1979 p 78
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