| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner, Rebecca | 15 | Female | Fatality | Not recorded |
On Saturday, March 8, two young people went to a cave in a high, steep embankment of earth and rock near Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. Rebecca Conner (15) entered to explore. Some time after this the whole embankment collapsed. Her body was exhumed 18 hours later, on Sunday, by rescue workers.
ANALYSIS: This cave appears to be of the type dug by youngsters in cut-banks. These are less stable than a bedrock cave, but there are areas in bedrock caves where similar instability is recognizable - ceilings of broken rock, rocks showing fresh fractures and entrance areas, where weathering and biological activity create instability, to name a few.