| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve, Powell | 16 | Male | Abrasions | Leg, hands |
On June 2, 1971, Steve Powell (16) and Murray Walker (16) obtained a long length of 1/2" electrical power cable to use as a rope for exploration of a pit that they had "found". The pit is known as Hooper's Well, a 91 foot free-fall pit, open to the outside, with no passages at the bottom, located within the city limits of Huntsville. After tying the cable to a tree with a square knot and dropping the rest into the pit, Powell began sliding down receiving minor skin abrasions to his left leg and hands. Unable to climb up the cable, he sent Walker for help. Time: ap proximately 8.00 p.a. Walker called the Police Department who called the Madison County Rescue Squad. The Rescue Squad asked the Police Dept. to dispatch a policeman to the County Courthouse to contact the Huntsville Grotto which was holding its monthly meeting. The Huntsville Grotto Chairman and Grotto Rescue Coordinator, dispatched three able vertical cavers to Hooper's Well. Time: approximately 8.30 pin.
(Moss and Varnedoe) Adventuresome, albeit inexperienced, youth. Both boys were informed of the N.S.S. and the Huntsville Grotto's next regular meeting. Hopefully, accidents of this nature will continue to be injury-free. The Huntsville Grotto cannot hope to reach every adventure-seeking youth in its caving area no matter how many talks we give to schools, youth organizations, and civic groups.